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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Products for Effective Grounding and Lightning Protection: DX Engineering Copper Cleaning Kit

If you need to remove oxides before joining or mounting something to a copper mounting plate, like a Radio RF Ground Plane Kit, GBWM-W Copper Ground Bus Wall Mount, or […]

5U5U Ham Radio QSL Card from Niger
Events / Photo Galleries

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Niger

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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Technical Articles

What is LoTW, Why Should You Sign Up for it, and How Do You Use it?

When I started out in Amateur Radio 40 years ago this summer, there were basically three ways to exchange a written confirmation of a contact (a QSL card): Mail your […]

ARRL Repeater directory book
Products & Product Reviews

Add the ARRL’s New Repeater Directory to Your List of Essential Books

Whether you’re a new ham just starting out on the VHF/UHF bands, an EMCOMM specialist, or a longtime mobile radio owner who likes to stay in contact on the road, […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Products for Effective Grounding and Lightning Protection: DX Engineering Radio RF Ground Plane Kits

How much fun would amateur radio be if all Hams agreed on every aspect of the hobby? Not nearly as enjoyable, we suspect. Spirited—and hopefully civil—debate about everything from proper […]

Amateur Radio News

ARISS Columbus Radio Station Back On the Air

After being rendered non-operational following a January 27 spacewalk that was conducted to install an HMU-601 cable for the Bartolomeo commercial platform, the ARISS Columbus Radio Station returned to the […]

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Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

Antenna Traps—A Way to Cope With Limited Space

The downsizing of real estate these days reminds me of Halloween candy. Candy bars used to be big, but now they’ve shrunk to something they call “fun size.” Today’s properties […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Gear Up for Field Day 2021, Part 2

As Field Day 2021, June 26-27, inches closer, why not take care of the details now instead of waiting until the last minute? After all, the event is still very […]

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Technical Articles

HAM Radio Tech: How Headphones and Headsets Can Improve Your Copy

Are you tired of spending time on the air struggling to copy the person on the other end of the conversation? Do barking dogs and noisy kids distract you from […]

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Amateur Radio News

DXEngineering.com Redesigned for Smartphone-Friendly Searching and Ordering

The team at DX Engineering is always looking for ways to help hams get the radios, antennas, and accessories they need as easily as possible. After all, they’re active operators […]