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New Product Spotlight: 160 Meter Add-On Kit for Butternut Vertical Antennas

Here’s exceptional news for owners of Butternut HF9V, HF6V, and HF2V vertical antennas. DX Engineering has come out with a 160M add-on kit (BUT-TBR-160X) that makes it easy to give […]

HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio 101: Mapping APRS in the Car

APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) is such a handy thing to have in your vehicle, and it’s not only about vehicle tracking. It is a single information resource data gatherer […]

Events

Participate in Straight Key Month 2024 this January: Straight, Bug, and Cootie Keys, Oh My!

So, you’ve mastered Morse code! But does that include dit-dit-dahing the old-school way using manual CW operation on a mechanical key like a bug, straight key, or cootie? If it […]

Amateur Radio News

OM Power Linear Amplifiers Now Sold Exclusively in North America Through DX Engineering

DX Engineering has been named the exclusive North American distributor of products from OM Power, a company that has been producing high-performance linear amplifiers for the ham radio community since […]

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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Ethiopia

Ethiopia QRV in January Ethiopia is scheduled to be active from January 12-20 thanks to Bob Johnson, W9XY, and Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, who plan to be operating from the ET3AA […]

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Events

Guide to 2024 Ham Radio Contests

Contest University Only Five Months Away—Register Today! We begin the year’s first ham radio contest guide with exciting news: Registration for Contest University 2024 is officially open. The 15th year […]

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HAM Radio 101

Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Zulu Time

So what’s this Zulu Time and how does it relate to ham radio? Zulu Time is the military name for Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). Its time is fixed at Prime […]

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Products & Product Reviews / Transceivers and Receivers

I Miss Radios with Dual Volume Knobs

I mean, I guess it doesn’t need to be physical double knobs. There could theoretically be one knob and some other way it switches to the second channel for volume […]

Photo Galleries

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Ethiopia

Ethiopia QRV in January Ethiopia is scheduled to be active from January 12-20 thanks to Bob Johnson, W9XY, and Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, who plan to be operating from the ET3AA […]

Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

In the Loop: Delta Loop Antennas

Looking for a wire antenna that’s inexpensive, easy to build, and works great for DX above 40m? A delta loop and its variants can make an effective single-band or multiband […]