DX Files: Amateur Radio Halloween Edition
You’re in for a treat! We promise it’ll be bigger than “fun size.” (No candy corn here—only premium paranormal content.) Skip Longpath, custodian of the archives (and part-time exorcist of […]
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15 New Products at DX Engineering for October 2025—From a Mast Trailer Hitch Mount to Satellite Operating Reference Book
Also check out more FlexRadio accessories and DIEX antenna models! Like OnAllBands did in September with our feature on 14 new products, we’re highlighting hot amateur radio items in October […]
Videos
Product Spotlight: Rocket Machine Worx CableRing and Window Wing Coax Feedthrough Mounting Kit (Videos)
Rocket Machine Worx is a small company with big ideas about how to make amateur radio stations more organized and efficient. Operated by husband-and-wife Navy veterans and Extra class licensees […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
Radio Communications History: How the Cleveland Browns Broke the NFL with a Radio
As a follow-up to our article comparing American football to radiosport, OnAllBands offers this look into how radio communications and football converged in 1956. Since the beginning of time, people […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in November 2025
We’ve still got a few months until the much-anticipated February 2026 3Y0K Bouvet Island DXpedition, but in the meantime, there’s plenty to be excited about in the endlessly fascinating world […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering DualDuck Portable HT/Mobile VHF/UHF Antenna Mount
Don’t be confused—today’s featured product on OnAllBands has nothing to do with Donald and Daffy, two ducks who are, indeed, “toons,” but likely know little about “tuning.” In fact, an […]
Antenna Tech
Choosing a Ham Radio HF Antenna—DX Commander Signature 18 Nebula Part 2, Installation Day
Troy, AC80W, chronicled his installation of the DX Commander Signature 18 Nebula eXtreme HF Multiband Vertical Antenna. Find part 1 of this series here: “Making the Selection and Prepping for […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
Youth Ham Radio Insights: Volunteer Opportunities for Young Operators
The question of how we should refer to amateur radio is an eternal debate. Is it a hobby? A lifestyle, perhaps? A community? A public service? Really, the best answer […]
Amateur Radio News
DX Engineering Launches New Customer Rewards Program
When you buy items at DX Engineering, earn points good toward the purchase of more products, from coaxial cable to transceivers, antennas to apparel. Join today—it’s free! *** DX Engineering […]
Antenna Tech
Choosing a Ham Radio HF Antenna—DX Commander Signature 18 Nebula Part 1, Making the Selection and Prepping for Installation
As some of you may remember from my previous articles, I have always been a wire antenna kinda guy. In fact, you could say I’ve been the poster child for […]
