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Amateur Radio News / Events

Latest News from 3Y0J Bouvet Island 2023

We have the most recent update from the 3Y0J Bouvet Island team. First and foremost, all the hams at OnAllBands and DX Engineering are thrilled to hear that everyone is […]

3Y5X QSL Card from Bouvet Island
Amateur Radio News / Events

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Bouvet Island

Editor’s Note: As the 3Y0J Bouvet Island 2023 team gets closer to being on the air, all of us at DX Engineering and OnAllBands—on behalf of amateur operators around the world—express […]

Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: WiMo PicoAPRS and VHF Receiver with GPS Receiver

If WiMo’s PicoAPRS transceiver were a member of the Marvel Universe, we highly suspect it would be Ant-Man—small, versatile, deceptively powerful, and easily stepped on if you’re not careful. In […]

9U0A Ham Radio QSL Card from Burundi
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It’s All in the Cards!QSL Cards from Active DXCC Entities in February

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 […]

Icom ID-52 handheld ham radio HT
Products & Product Reviews

Ham Radio Product Review: Icom ID-52A

The Icom ID-52A VHF/UHF Multifunction D-STAR Handheld Transceiver didn’t replace the ID-51A, but it is a worthy successor with a lot of capabilities. It is the first handheld with a […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering Aluminum Radio RF Ground Plane Kits

A couple of years ago DX Engineering introduced hams worldwide to its Copper Radio RF Ground Plane Kits. It was a new concept designed to thwart an old nemesis—RF interference […]

dx engineering wire antenna kit and hardware
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Pros and Cons of HF Attic Antennas

In a perfect world, all hams would have plenty of room for antennas. HOAs wouldn’t exist, and there would be no need to hide antennas in the attic (provided you […]

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New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering Receive Short Element Active Vertical Antennas

Whether you’re into long-distance AM broadcast listening, medium wave, shortwave, low-frequency amateur bands, DXing, contesting, or just day-to-day HF operations, DX Engineering’s upgraded Receive Short Element Active Vertical Antennas (RSEAV) […]

Icom IC-705 display
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Ham Radio Equipment Review: Icom IC-705 Accessories

We talked about the Icom IC-705 HF/50/144/430 MHz All Mode Portable Transceiver in my last post, so now it’s time to discuss its accessories. The IC-705 has a whole list […]

Icom IC-705 set up on a picnic table
Technical Articles

Are ATUs Necessary for a Field Radio Kit?

In Parts One and Two of our field antenna series we looked at a sampling of resonant and non-resonant field antennas. One of the practical differences between resonant and non-resonant […]