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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 […]

H.L. Hunley illustration
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 […]

Herbert Hoover Jr. at Ham Radio station
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. […]

Assorted Antenna Adapters
Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

Building an Antenna Adapter Collection and Keeping Track of It

When I first became an amateur radio operator, I wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to take within the hobby. Not yet knowing where my interests lay or what I […]

QSL Card, Guyana
Photo Galleries

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

Guyana QRV in February There’s still time to make contact with the Guyana 8R7X DXpedition featuring four operators ages 25 and under. Guyana, a country on the northern mainland of […]

Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur Book
Technical Articles

Ham Radio Grounding and Bonding and RFI

Over the past few years, a lot of attention has been developed regarding grounding and bonding. I am pleased that my ARRL book Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur […]

Sangean weather radio
Products & Product Reviews

Product Spotlight: Weatherproofing, Weather Stations, Storm Spotting, and More at DX Engineering

As winter’s chill reaches its peak at DX Engineering headquarters near Akron, Ohio, the inclement weather is very much on our minds at OnAllBands. While we chip ice off our […]

Events

Ham Radio and the April 8 Solar Eclipse QSO Party

Hams being quite focused on solar phenomena, so to speak, many are getting ready for the total solar eclipse coming on April 8. This is the second of two eclipses […]

Antennas and Tuners / Products & Product Reviews

Product Spotlight: DX Engineering Mount Plates for Tilt Base Antenna Mounting Systems

Today’s OnAllBands post is a lesson in “you get what you pay for.” As prudent consumers, it’s not unusual for us to compare pricing without fully exploring why one offering […]

Field Day / Products & Product Reviews / Technical Articles

Ham Radio Headphones, Headsets, and Speaker Microphones in the Field

One of my favorite parts of ham radio is public service events. It is sure a lot of fun to help serve the community. One thing you quickly notice, though, […]