New Product Spotlight: ARCO Smart Antenna Rotator Controller
When it was announced last year that WiMo of Herxheim, Germany, had named DX Engineering as the sole distributor of microHAM products in North America, the buzz among the amateur […]
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10 Meter Band Tips: Upgrade Your Antenna for Maximum Results!
As we noted in our last article, hams are taking advantage of 10-meter openings to work some amazing DX during Cycle 25. Chances are this will continue as we reach […]
Photo Galleries
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Barbados
Editor’s Note: Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members’ personal collections. To highlight upcoming DXpeditions, we’ll be displaying a few of our favorite cards along with details […]
Products & Product Reviews / Transceivers and Receivers
Ham Radio Equipment Review: Icom HF/50/144/430 MHz IC-705 Transceiver
It has been almost two and a half years since the FCC approved the Icom IC-705 transceiver for sale in the United States. I have had the privilege of owning […]
Events
10-Meter Mayhem: Taking Advantage of the Hottest Band in Town
It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the 10-meter band as hams have been feasting on openings the likes of which haven’t been available for years. We’ll call […]
Events
Winter Field Day—When Ham Radio is a Dish Best Served Cold
Want to get a small taste of what it’s like to operate from Bouvet Island without the perilous 1,553-mile voyage? That’s the distance the 3Y0J 2023 Bouvet Island DXpedition team […]
Technical Articles
What You Need to Know About MMDVM Hotspots
D-STAR, DMR, YSF—amateur radio always seems to have a strange affinity for acronyms. Here’s a new one to add to the alphabet soup: MMDVM. It’s what helps you connect to […]
Antenna Tech / Technical Articles
Choosing the Right Non-Resonant Antenna
In Part One of our series on choosing field-portable HF antennas, we discussed some of the factors involved in making a decision. We looked at the practical side of matching […]
Events
ARRL Kids Day—a Teaching Moment You Don’t Want to Miss
If you were logging onto Facebook to watch DX Engineering’s informative and entertaining live shows last year, you likely noticed that we were privileged to feature several younger operators who […]
Antenna Tech / Technical Articles
How to Choose the Right Resonant HF Field Antenna
I’d estimate that about 90% of my on-the-air time lately is spent in the field. Indeed, since the first day I was licensed back in 1997, I’ve looked for any […]
