Types of Feed Line Chokes
A feed line RF choke creates a high impedance in the path of RF common-mode current on the outside surface of a coaxial cable shield. The choke doesn’t affect currents […]
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Antennas and Tuners
Ham Radio Tech: Simple Low-Band Receiving Antennas
The receiving antennas covered in this article are small enough to fit on residential lots or to use with a portable station. They are not transmitting antennas! Most are relatively […]
Technical Articles
Ham Radio Grounding and Bonding and RFI
Over the past few years, a lot of attention has been developed regarding grounding and bonding. I am pleased that my ARRL book Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur […]
Amateur Radio News
OnAllBands Year in Review: The Ham Radio Year That Was…and Some of Our Favorite Blog Posts from 2023
Another busy year in amateur radio is almost history—and what a year it was! OnAllBands was excited to bear witness to all the hamfests, DXpeditions, contests, and new products that […]
Events
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Clipperton Island
Clipperton Island QRV in January OnAllBands is excited to kick off 2024’s QSL card posts by featuring the long-anticipated TX5S DXpedition t0 Clipperton Island. Per its website, the TX5S team […]
Events
Guide to December 2023 Ham Radio Contests
As we bid farewell to another year, it’s a good time to reflect on ways we can improve our ham radio capabilities or maybe even add another pursuit, such as […]
Technical Articles
Receivers and Busy Bands
Beginning in early fall, weekends start to fill up with “the majors”—contests that attract thousands of stations which fill the bands with strong signals. November and December are the most […]
Products & Product Reviews
Holiday Gift Guide (Part 3): Shortwave and Weather Radios
While ham radio equipment remains the bread and butter of DX Engineering, you’ll find many other items at DXEngineering.com sure to please the amateur radio enthusiasts on your holiday shopping […]
Events
Overview of Active and Upcoming DX Engineering-Sponsored DXpeditions
It’s a great time to be a DXer! While the pandemic put the brakes on most DXpeditions, 2023/2024 has opened the floodgates on activations that are happening daily from every […]
Products & Product Reviews
DX Engineering Gear Making the Trip to Clipperton Island in January 2024
Scheduled for mid-January 2024, the TX5S Clipperton Island DXpedition will mark the first major activation of this 38th ranked DXCC entity—an uninhabited ring-shaped French territory in the eastern Pacific Ocean—in […]
