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Technical Articles

Ham Radio Tech: EchoLink & Broadcastify

So where else can radio be handy? In what ways has technology helped us expand our love for radio? There are quite a few ways amateur radio can be mixed […]

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Technical Articles

Ham Radio Tech 101: What Causes Galling & How Can You Prevent It?

You are just wrapping up the installation of your new antenna on your tower. You slip a bolt through the clamp and begin to tighten the nut when, suddenly, the […]

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Products & Product Reviews

How to Quickly Get the Precise Coaxial Cable Assembly for Your Ham Radio Station

Say you need an 18-foot run of low-loss coaxial cable to replace an old, worn-out stretch that is negatively affecting your station’s performance. You want the cable to have type-N […]

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Products & Product Reviews / Uncategorized

REZ Antenna Systems Ranger 80 HF Portable Antenna | Ham Radio Review

In the field, you want a portable ham radio antenna that’s simple to set up and dismantle while providing good performance. Many hams opt for vertical antennas featuring base-loaded whips. […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Products Spotlight: VE2DX TrueCIV Icom Transceiver Interface Data Hubs, Remote Antenna Switches, and More

Based in Quebec, VE2DX Electronics was founded by longtime amateur radio operator Richard Desaulniers, Sr., VE2DX, with the purpose of creating innovative and useful electronics products for the ham radio […]

Is PSK31 Still a Thing?
Technical Articles

Is PSK31 Still a Thing?

Who has used PSK31? More accurately, who has used it lately? And I don’t mean for any contests dedicated solely to PSK31, but as an actual mode of communication. What […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Products Spotlight: RM Italy UHF Amplifier and Switching Power Supply, and Radio Today Transceiver Guides from the RSGB

Leading up to the release of the 2024 DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog in a few months, OnAllBands will be featuring some of the new products you’ll find inside […]

Kenwood Mobile Transceiver
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Kenwood TH-D75A Tri-Band 144/220/430 MHz D-STAR/APRS Handheld Transceiver

Announced during Dayton HamventionÒ 2023, Kenwood’s latest venture into the HT realm, the TH-D75A, drew a lot of attention from excited hams, many of whom have spent the last several […]

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Amateur Radio News

Special Event Station N4HLH Honors the H.L. Hunley’s Civil War Victory as the First Submarine to Sink a Warship

On February 17, the Trident Amateur Radio Club will be operating from special event station N4HLH at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina to commemorate the 1864 historic sinking […]

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HAM Radio 101

Hams You Should Know: Herbert Hoover Jr., W6ZH, Son of U.S. President Herbert Hoover

The eldest of 31st President Herbert Hoover’s two sons, Herbert Charles Hoover, W6ZH, better known as Herbert Hoover Jr., shared more than just a common name with his highly influential father. […]