Being a YL in Ham Radio (a personal experience)
All right everyone, let’s talk about it. The good, the bad, and the ugly—I am a YL in ham radio. The GoodStraight up—I adore breaking through pileups. I am a […]
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Products & Product Reviews
LA-435 Wideband UHF Amplifier
Plus a Look at an RM Italy Classic Amplifier Available at DX Engineering Founded in 1974 by Remo Marchioni in Porretta Terme, Italy, RM Italy is a name that has […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Manufacturer Spotlight: Linear Amplifiers from OM Power
DX Engineering is excited to announce the addition of OM Power to its already impressive lineup of manufacturers who produce amplifiers designed to meet the specific needs of the ham […]
Events
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 […]
Events
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 […]
Products & Product Reviews
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 […]
HAM Radio 101
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 […]
