Getting the Most from Portable HF Antenna Systems
Portable operating—in parks, on islands, atop summits—has become delightfully popular over the past few years. It’s not hard to figure out why, either. You get to combine visiting new places, […]
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For Work Well Done, We Salute this Year’s 2023 Hamvention Award Winners
The folks here at DX Engineering were excited to have official Hamvention spokesperson, Michael Kalter, W8CI, join DX Engineering’s own Tim Duffy, K3LR, at the DX Engineering showroom here in […]
Technical Articles
Five Mistakes New Ham Operators Make (Bonus Article, Part 6): Searching for the Magic Bullet
Our society seems obsessed with the “all-in-one” concept. Last Father’s Day we purchased a pen that had 22 functions. I have a jump box in my Jeep with nine functions. […]
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Interested in AM DXing? DX Engineering Has What You Need
AM DXing—it’s just about the simplest way to discover the magic of hearing distant signals with not too great of an investment and no need to transmit. Just listen and […]
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Casting a Wider Net: Park and Summit Activations Might be More Accessible Than You Realize
I receive a lot of messages from my readers/subscribers noting that they would love to do POTA or SOTA activations, but either 1) park entities are too far away/inaccessible, or […]
HAM Radio 101
Five Tips for Successful Field Day Public Relations (and Extra Points)!
Field Day is many things: a contest, emergency communications exercise, club social event, and a way to raise public awareness of ham radio. Regardless of which aspect you embrace, you […]
Product Reviews
Video Review: Features and Benefits of the microHAM ARCO Advanced Smart Antenna Rotator Controller
By now, you’ve probably heard about the microHAM ARCO Advanced Smart Antenna Rotator Controller—a self-contained, intuitive-to-operate device that provides next-level rotator control. If you haven’t familiarized yourself with the ARCO […]
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It’s All in the Cards!
It’s All in the Cards!
QSL Cards from Uganda
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 […]
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SpaceX Crew-6 Commander, Stephen Bowen, KI5BKB, Makes ARISS Radio Contact with Ham-Savvy Kids
At 12:34 a.m. on March 2, the sky at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida was fully ablaze (see blastoff here) as the Falcon 9 rocket with attached Dragon Endeavor […]
HAM Radio 101
Five Mistakes New Hams Make (Part 5): Not Immersing Yourself in the Culture
I have been very blessed to do medical mission work throughout Central America since I was 13 years old. After the first week of my first trip, I was having […]
