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Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: AlexLoop HamPack Portable Magnetic Loop Antenna System

For operators who have been itching to shake off winter’s chill and enjoy outdoor operating and a much-needed infusion of fresh air, DX Engineering carries a new product you’ll want […]

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

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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New Manufacturer Spotlight: Eclipse Tools

For more than two decades, Eclipse Tools has continued to deliver a growing line of high-quality, value-priced tools for professionals as well as amateur radio enthusiasts who rely on their […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Products for Effective Grounding and Lightning Protection: DX Engineering Grounding Clamps

Whether for permanent or temporary installations, well-built clamps are the unsung heroes of a Ham radio station’s grounding system. When looking for the right clamps for your application, keep in […]

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A Look at Maintaining Proper Etiquette in FT8 Mode

Compared to the classic amateur modes of CW, SSB, and RTTY, WSJT-X modes such as FT8 are very structured with constrained message protocol. They are not suited for rag-chewing, and […]

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Mark Your Calendar for the 2021 Hamvention QSO Party

For the second year in a row, COVID-19 has put a damper on the world’s largest annual celebration of all things Ham radio. But while Dayton Hamvention® has been canceled […]

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Ham Products for Effective Grounding and Lightning Protection: DX Engineering Rotator Control Line Protector

You’ve put in surge arrestors to protect your coaxial cable-fed equipment and antennas—check. You’ve installed a Ladder Line Surge Protector for antennas fed with 300-ohm and 450-ohm ladder line—check. Receive […]

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Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, Snags Signal from Tianwen-1 Probe Orbiting Mars

There’s always that one guy, and on February 10 that guy was amateur operator Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, snagging a hard-to-get signal from China’s Tianwen-1 probe as it orbited Mars. It’s […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Products for Effective Grounding and Lightning Protection: DX Engineering Surge Arrestors

When you consider the time and money you’ve invested in your Ham radio station, making the effort to protect it should be a no-brainer since, as we all know, lightning […]

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Hey Hams, Let’s Give a Shout Out to WSPR!

When I want to check for information on propagation conditions, I often look at the N0NBH solar-terrestrial data banner that appears on many ham radio sites. But if you want […]