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Events

Registration Open for Contest University 2025 Dayton. Sign Up Today to Reserve Your Spot!

Okay, it’s freezing at DX Engineering headquarters near Akron, Ohio. If it’s equally frigid at your QTH, here is some hot news that will get you psyched for sunnier days […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

What Does Amateur Radio Do for Youth?

Surprisingly, most high school students would prefer not to spend their weekends in the basements (granted, basements furnished nicely with radios and, hopefully, amplifiers) of hams who will spend a […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Did Parks on the Air (POTA) Save Ham Radio?

Several months ago I saw a non-ham friend at the park. During our chat, he happened to look at the call sign license plate on my SUV. “Ham radio? Are […]

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Events

DX Engineering’s Jeff Steinman, N5TJ, to Speak at the 2025 Orlando Contest Dinner

Plus, Stop by and Talk Amateur Radio with Some of the DX Engineering Crew at 2025 HamCation! If you’re one of the fortunate amateur radio enthusiasts to be taking in […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Why QSL? And an Atlas of QSL Cards

The QSL card is pretty much unique to ham radio. I don’t know of bowlers or anglers or golfers who give each other a report on their latest interactions! Wayne, […]

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Events

Guide to February 2025 Ham Radio Contests, Cupid Edition

In classic mythology, Cupid is said to carry two types of arrows—a sharp-pointed golden type for arousing romance in those it strikes and a blunt, lead-tipped projectile that causes its […]

V73WW Marshall Islands Ham Radio QSL Card
Events

It’s All in the Cards! Marshall Islands V73WW DXpedition Coming in February 2025!

Gear Provided by DX Engineering to Play an Important Role Back in December 2024, OnAllBands featured Marshall Islands QSL cards from members of the DX Engineering team, including this one […]

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Technical Articles / Weatherproofing and Grounding

Ham Radio Tech: RF Management & RF Ground Planes

Sooner or later, hams encounter some RF trickery above and beyond the usual connecting together of gadgets and antennas. This usually happens on the HF bands as a home station […]

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Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Chameleon SOTA Activation Zone Portable HF Antennas

In the market for an antenna that’s portable, lightweight, easy to set up, versatile, and effective for SOTA, POTA, Field Day, or any outdoor ops? DX Engineering’s Michael Murphy, KI8R, […]

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HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio 101: What’s the Best Way to Learn Morse Code?

2025 Marks the 190th Anniversary of the International Morse Code Alphabet Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of 101-style articles from OnAllBands addressing the basics of […]