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4T100MP Ham Radio QSL Card from Peru
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Peru

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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Products & Product Reviews

Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 5): RG-8X Low-Loss 50-ohm Foam Dielectric Coax

Before we get to the nitty gritty in Part 5 of our series on Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable, we feel it’s important to highlight one of the most critical […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Product Spotlight: DX Engineering F-Connectors and Tools

The next time you install an F-connector to the end of a 75-ohm RG-6/U or RG-59/U coaxial cable, why not take a moment to remember the person who made this […]

dx engineering thunderbolt 160 meter antenna
Technical Articles

Operating on the Low Bands–160 and 80 Meters

There are very good reasons why you should use the 160 and 80 meter bands. They are usually the least likely to fail under adverse propagation conditions. In times of […]

Paradan Hi-Rate Headset, Foot Switch Combo
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Paradan Hi-Rate Headset and Foot Switch Combos 

Like so many products made for the amateur radio community, the handy devices from Paradan Radio spring from the fertile minds of active operators who know a thing or three […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 4): RG-8/U Low-Loss 50-ohm Foam Dielectric Coax

As we present Part 4 in our series on Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable, you’ve likely come to understand from earlier posts that shopping for the ideal coax is not […]

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Events

YOTA Camp 2021 a Huge Success

The 2021 YOTA (Youth on the Air) Camp held July 11-16 is in the books— and what a week it was for the 23 young hams from around the U.S. […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable Part 3: 400MAX Low-Loss 50-ohm Coax

In Part 3 of our series on Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable, we turn to one of DX Engineering’s most popular offerings: premium 400MAX Low-Loss 5o-ohm Coaxial Cable, or, in […]

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Technical Articles

Ham Radio to Go: Portable Hamming

Yes, you can take it with you. Today’s smaller transceivers and accessories allow you to operate from anywhere, whether it’s a cabin at the lake, a weekend at Uncle Joe’s, […]

Yaesu ham radio microphone
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Yaesu M-90D Desktop Microphone 

As any ham knows, the hobby that occupies so many hours of our time has never been a stagnant pursuit. When Heraclitus famously stated, “No one steps in the same […]