Boundary Bay POTA: A CW Friendship, the PERformer Antenna, and a Custom Paddle
by Scott (VA3EKR) One of my very favorite things about the hobby is when you get to finally meet...
Category: Antennas
Coast Guard Cutter Chelan: Biggest, Costliest Coast Guard Vessel of its Era
Take a step back in time to November 26, 1928, and take a look at what was then described...
GERMANY: USAGM Shortwave Operations Return to Lampertheim
Following the recent suspension of Voice of America (VOA) shortwave and medium-wave (AM) transmitters, the U.S. Agency for Global...
Beyond the Sunspots: Understanding 10 Meter Propagation
I have noticed a common theme regarding propagation on the 10 meter band. There is a wide perception that...
A Pileup? What It Is And How To Work One
Welcome to the chaotic, thrilling world of the HF pileup. When a rare station or a Parks On The...
Brain Health and Parks on the Air
Got my N3ZN Single-Lever Paddle out of storage, along with most of my POTA station. Despite being homeless and...
What was your first major receiver?
I started in the ham radio and shortwave listening hobby in 1972. By 1975, this was my first real...
Powerhouse History: WLW, W8XAL, WSAI
The photograph, below, captures a compelling moment of technical mastery during the formative years of American broadcasting, set deep...
Elecraft Introduces the New AX4 Portable Antenna & BL3 Balun
Elecraft has just introduced two new products that will likely attract the attention of many POTA activators and portable...
Paul Modifies the Chameleon CHA PRV 2.0 for Backpack Portability
by Paul Patsis (W7CPP) There are certain situations where a vertical antenna makes a lot of sense for portable...
KI5OEB: My Third Outing with the Xiegu G90
by James (KI5OEB) This is the account of the third time out using the Xiegu G90 to hunt and...
QRP DX?! Testing the “Just OK Mini” Antenna with Just One Watt
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Wednesday, February 25, 2025, I had a busy day ahead of me. Most of the...
My You Can Think of the Darndest Things While in a Hospital Bed…
Listeners to the ICQ Podcast where I appear monthly as a Presenter probably heard me say that I was...
G3ZDQ
Episode 532 – Ian Flemming – G3ZDQ Ian Flemming, G3ZDQ, grew up tuning mysterious signals on his grandfather’s radio...
Steve’s New Portable Vertical Antenna System
by Steve (VA3FLF/NC4SR) Vertical antennas are now extremely popular for portable operations. The market has exploded with assorted brands...
KI5OEB: Putting the IC-705—and Two Antennas—to Work at Salt Plains State Park
by James (KI5OEB) Today I went to my favorite park bench again! The activation had a little prep and...
EiffelTenna is in Practical Wireless
My bespoke portable HF antenna, called the EiffelTenna, is featured in the October issue of Practical Wireless. I was...
N0LX
Episode 529 – Jake Groenhof – N0LX Jake Groenhof, N0LX, discovered amateur radio in the 1960s thanks to his...
K6VHF
Episode 528 – Alex Nersesian – K6VHF Alex Nersesian K6VHF is a US immigration success story. Hailing from the...
Get a load of this…
Ground-mounted verticals are all the rage these days in portable HF operations. This is particularly true in POTA activations....
W2ARP
Episode 526 – Bob Pantazes – W2ARP In this episode of QSO Today, Eric Guth 4Z1UG returns from a...
A 171-Meter Loop Skywire Antenna
An “eHam Classic” by KB8VIP and KC8SXL
Five-band HF Linked Dipole [updated January 2025]
An improved buildThis antenna was first described in the November-December 2023 Communicator. After a year of using it, I’ve...
10 Meter Hex Beam
A detailed look at this antenna
Vertical Antenna Taller Than the Empire State Building!
A brief history of the Hawes Radio Tower