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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Temotu Province

The Intrepid DX Group has announced that plans to activate Temotu Province from October 26 to November 9 have been postponed due to delays in shipping of equipment. Tentative dates […]

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Ham Radio 101: The WARC Bands and 60 Meters

The World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) was a 1979 technical conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Delegates from member nations met to revise or amend international radio regulations pertaining […]

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Overview of Active and Upcoming DX Engineering-Sponsored DXpeditions

It’s a great time to be a DXer! While the pandemic put the brakes on most DXpeditions, 2023/2024 has opened the floodgates on activations that are happening daily from every […]

Product Reviews

Review of the DX Commander Classic HF Multiband Vertical Antenna

For POTA and Field Day, nothing beats a telescoping fiberglass pole vertical antenna for simplicity and quick deployment. Our club’s 40 meter FD SSB antenna was up in less than […]

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DX Engineering Gear Making the Trip to Clipperton Island in January 2024

Scheduled for mid-January 2024, the TX5S Clipperton Island DXpedition will mark the first major activation of this 38th ranked DXCC entity—an uninhabited ring-shaped French territory in the eastern Pacific Ocean—in […]

Interviews

Interview with HamSCI Founder, Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF (Part 2)

We’re back with HamSCI founder, space physicist, electrical engineer, university professor, and longtime ham who we could easily include more titles and accolades for based on his many contributions to […]

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Public Information Officers in Amateur Radio

A Public Information Officer (PIO) is responsible for creating and growing a positive public image for an organization. These officers may perform a wide range of public relations management tasks […]

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Ham Radio 101: Parks on the Air® (POTA)

CQ POTA! Where do you hear and/or see that and what does it mean? Parks on the Air®, or POTA, is an international amateur radio operation that encourages licensed hams […]

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Ham Radio History: ARRL Foundation

September 21, 2023, marked 50 years since the ARRL Foundation was formed. While partnered with the ARRL (American Radio Relay League), the ARRL Foundation stewards philanthropic support for amateur radio […]

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Interview: Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) Founder, Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF (Part 1)

Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, is a space physicist, electrical engineer, university professor, and the founder of HamSCI, an amateur radio organization begun by ham-scientists to study upper atmospheric and space […]