Ham Radio Basics: QSL Card Info and Etiquette
For over a century, hams have exchanged QSL cards to confirm two-way contacts between each other. Originally used to facilitate technical details about a station’s qualities, over time they morphed […]
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Ham Radio Contesting: Something for Every Operator
In our contesting post each month, OnAllBands likes to hit on some of the opportunities that might be off our readers’ radar screens. Some of these are unique activation events […]
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Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 8): RG-11U 75-ohm Bulk Coax
Before we discuss the finer points of RG-11U in this final installment of our series on Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable, let’s do a brief rundown of the DX Engineering […]
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Little Pistol Low-Band Antennas
Some of the biggest challenges presented to the Little Pistol, especially one who wants to become a Medium Gun, are the low bands. This generally means 10 MHz and lower, […]
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from the Dodecanese Islands
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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Guide to September 2021 Ham Radio Contests
To many lovers of the fall season, September means Labor Day picnics, apple picking, football Saturdays and Sundays, and the beginning of “sweater weather”—all reasons to celebrate. To hams, you […]
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Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 7): RG-58A/U 52-ohm Coax
For many hams, price is a factor that looms over all their decisions when building a station. It’s a reality that DX Engineering understands well. But that doesn’t mean you […]
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HF Propagation at the Equinox
All things being equal… Here comes fall, the time of year when the northern hemisphere emerges from the summertime HF doldrums. At the same time, the southern hemisphere hams are […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: Hi-Z Antennas Four Element V2 4 Square Receive Array Systems
On the heels of the release of Hi-Z’s Three Element V2 Triangular package (featured in the DX Engineering 2021 Catalog) comes the Hi-Z Four Element V2 4 Square Receive Array […]
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Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 6): RG-6/U 75-ohm Flooded and Standard Quad Shield Coaxial Cable
In Part 6 of our series on Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable, we present our first 75-ohm type—RG-6/U Quad-Shield Coaxial Cable available in two tough and flexible options that reduce […]
