“A viewer asked: “I am curious if there is a particular reason you haven’t added an amplifier to your shack equipment?” Joe and I talk about if an amp is an necessary piece of ham radio equipment and if you should invest in one.”
Antenna
Antennas TOO Close Together
Steve, AI7SV, is having some trouble with his antennas due to him placing them too close together. Read more
A High Efficiency Extended Length Mobile Antenna
By W5JGV I originally wanted an antenna that would not hit everything overhead while driving, since it was to be installed on a van. I came up with an… Read more
MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer for 8 Bands
MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer, Covers 8 Bands / 80-10m / 1kW-max. / NO TUNER needed / wire not included/one End Insulator inc… Read more
LOOP RX 160/80/40
LOOP RX 160/80/40 Technical specifications 160m Gain – 29dbi 80m Gain –18dbi 40m Gain- 10dbi Weight 7Kg Price 420 Eu… Read more
How to get 9 ham bands from one 17′ extendable antenna whip and how to set it up FAST!
“In this Video I show how to make an antenna stake that will be fast and strong for portable Ham Radio work. The stake has two places to mount a… Read more
Remote Antenna Switches DXE-RR8B-HP
Remote Antenna Switch, 8 Port, 5kW Key-Down, Each RR8B-HP Remote Antenna Switches are RF antenna switches with excellent performance on… Read more
Review
Installing Your Ham Radio In Your Vehicle, Tips And Tricks For Mobile
“So I made a video showing a couple options that you can use for installing your ham radio in your vehicle. Every installation will be different… Read more
Overview – YAESU FT DX 3000 & SDRplay
YAESU FT DX 3000 & SDRplay More: https://www.hb9fxq.ch. Read more
What to use to learn Morse Code?
Richard, VK2IRS, asks “Has the format for teaching Morse Code changed? For example are the Koch or Farnsworth techiques still used?” Dave… Read more
How To Receive & Track Lora Satellites – TinyGS
TinyGS Here we take a look at the TinyGS Lora Satellite project and how to receive their transmissions. TinyGS is an open network of Ground Stations d… Read more
Icom IC-7300 HF/6m Radio Walkthrough
“Here’s a walkthrough of the Icom IC-7300 radio. This very popular transceiver is a capable, very modern software-defined radio with a tra… Read more
New Astron SS-30M-AP Switching Power Supply Review/Demo
Switching Power Supply, 30 A At 13.8 Vdc Peak Output, Front Panel Powerpoles, Fan Cooled, Meters, 115/230 Vac Input Int. Sw., Each Read more
Retevis RT82 DMR Dual Band Handheld Radio – Review
Description RT82 is a dual band DMR radio Frequency band:136-174 & 400-480MHz 10000 Contacts IP67 Waterproof Use Time-Division Multiple-Acces… Read more
Equipment
X-Series Signal Analyzers – UXA Signal Analyzer, 3 Hz to 50 GHz
X-Series Signal Analyzers See the real performance of your design with wider (to 1 GHz), deeper views of the most challenging signals Measure the spec… Read more
Anker’s massive 120,600mAh portable battery weighs 9 pounds
Most portable batteries pack a few thousand mAh of power into a pocket-sized package. Not this one. It’s an overgrown brute that boasts a ridiculous 1… Read more
50 Ohm PROFESSIONAL COAXIAL CABLES
COAXIAL CABLES Cables for transmission and reception for both professional and amateur 50 Ohms. The low loss and low SWR factor (SRL) make them unique… Read more
The ACOM 3x2000A
The ACOM 3x2000A The ACOM 3x2000A is a HF power splitter / combiner which is a passive device designed to sum the outputs of three HF linear am… Read more
New Network Vector Analyzer FXNANO 0.5/900 MHz
Display 3.2″ , 100% compatible with all NANOVNA fw. Version redesigned with BNC, switch tact, increased battery and many other functions https:/… Read more
XIEGU G1M HF TRANSCEIVER | QUAD BAND | PORTABLE SDR | QRP | 5W SSB CW AW
XIEGU G1M [Entry Level QRP Transceiver] – With receiving 0.5-30 MHz generally and transmitting capabilities on four popular amateur radio bands,… Read more
UNIDEN UBCD3600XLT DIGITAL SCANNER RECEIVER 25-1300MHz
UNIDEN UBCD3600XLT FEATURES, FUNCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS: • Favorites Scan – Allows you to organize your Systems into Favorites Lists. The scanner wi… Read more
MTR2005 – 30 MHz to 88 MHz
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