Passive RFI Generators Inside and Outside Your Station
It is not unusual to be able to hear the harmonics of a nearby transmitter, amateur radio or not. No signal is a perfect sine wave and it’s easy to […]
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Products & Product Reviews / Transceivers and Receivers
New Product Spotlight: Yaesu FTM-500DR VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver
Place your order today for Yaesu’s latest rig—the FTM-500DR 50W C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band Digital Mobile Transceiver. DX Engineering is proud to carry this stellar addition to the Yaesu lineup. […]
Field Day
Five Tips for a Successful Field Day
ARRL Field Day 2023 (June 24-25) is rapidly approaching. Are you ready? Here are a few friendly reminders to help make this year’s event the most successful ever. Be Prepared […]
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Does Your HT Have Low-T? How to Improve Your Handheld Radio’s Performance
It’s time for the weekly club net and you’re ready to check in on the local repeater. With HT in hand, you confidently press the PTT button. “This is KE8ABC, […]
Events
Field Day–Get on the Air (GOTA) Stations
Another fun exercise for Field Day is creating a Get on the Air (GOTA) station. It is an opportunity for any newly licensed amateurs, generally inactive licensees, and non-licensed individuals […]
Field Day / Technical Articles
HF Summertime Propagation…with Propagation Advice for Field Day
SummertimeOperatin’ is easySunspots jumpin’Your antenna’s up highThe openings switchThose bands just keep changin’The regions and seasonsTell you why(apologies to George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward) It seems like just a few […]
Field Day / Products & Product Reviews
Gearing Up for ARRL Field Day 2023 (Part 5): Headsets, Foot Switches, DX Engineering Logo Apparel and More
With ARRL Field Day 2023 only a few weeks away (June 24-25), you should hopefully already have everything you need for a successful operation. But it never hurts to double- […]
Events
A Guide to June 2023 Ham Radio Contests
If you’re counting down the days to ARRL Field Day 2023 (June 24-25) and are looking for ways to stay active until the big weekend, June has you covered with […]
Photo Galleries
It’s All in the Cards!QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in June
With the month of May in the rearview, let’s look ahead to some of the DXing opportunities for June. As always, we’ll be featuring QSL cards from the avid DXCC […]
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Amateur Radio History: Hams Inspired by Sputnik 1 Built OSCAR-1, -2, and -3 Satellites, Taking Amateur Radio into Space
Sometimes a taste of what could be gives you the kick in the pants you need to make history happen. And that’s exactly what happened to a handful of hams […]
