Is Ham Radio Dead? Is Ham Radio Doomed?
“Lots of speculation and knee-jerk reactions exist on social media about whether or not Ham Radio is Dead. I...
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My Favorite Mobile Ham Radio Setup VHF/UHF/HF
This rig is a few years in the making. Running a Yaesu FT-891 and FTM-400 lets me cover VHF/UHF...
Receiving NOAA weather sats without a radio
Using just a browser and a decode program, NOAA-APT, I receive images from a weather satellite as it passes...
CQ World-Wide WPX Contest 2021
2021 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest SSB: March 27-28, 2021 CW: May 29-30, 2021 Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359...
XIEGU GSOC REMOTE CONTROLLER | TOUCH SCREEN | SPECTRUM & WATERFALL DISPLAY
The Xiegu GSOC is a universal controller product used for external control of Xiegu G90 radio. The GSOC is...
The ARRL Laboratory | providing technical services and support for ARRL members
The ARRL Laboratory completes some of the most important work supported for ARRL members and for the benefit of...
Watch This Before Buying A Baofeng Ham Radio… Or Another One
“There are some confusing trends in Baofeng Ham Radios that I think I need to speak about. These talking...
RFinder P2 Dual Band Android DMR Tablet | FIRST LOOK!
Today we go over the newest Android DMR device from RFinder, the P2 tablet with a 7″ screen. This...
Changes to the RSGB 50MHz awards
The RSGB Awards Manager has reviewed the current 50MHz awards offered by the Society and concluded that the existing 50MHz 2-Way...
Ionopheric Propagation of Dipoles
Edwin Anderson, asks what is the proper orientation and angle for a dipole if he plans to use it...
IARU engagement in the 23cm band protection in ITU‑R continues
Over the period 28th April until 11th May 2021, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1b continued in ITU‑R Working Party 5A (WP5A). An ITU‑R report is...
Receive Antennas, Contest University and Field Day
Contest University, Clubs, Field Day the DX Engineering catalog and receive antennas on this weeks episode of Tuesdays with...
Yaesu FTDX10 Tuning and Receiver Deep Dive
Today I welcome Doug, N4HNH, from the YouTube channel N4HNH Radio, and we discuss the best receiver tuning practices...
HF SDR Transceiver RS-918 mcHF
Here we take a look at the RS-918 HF SDR Transceiver, a typical clone of the mcHF. Specification: –...
To Choke or not to Choke?
Damian, VA3CYC, is working on building a copper pipe VHF antenna, and wants to know how he should do...
Wooden Satellite to Launch by Year’s End
The WISA Woodsat project, being sponsored by plywood supplier WISA in an unconventional PR initiative, is poised to place...
AlexLoop HamPack
This is the AlexLoop HamPack system – the ultimate solution for the hampacker and the antenna restricted Ham. Antenna...
Wimo X-Quad Antenna for 144 MHz 18010
The X-Quad antenna is a refinement of the well-known multi-element quads. Its special features, especially developed for amateur radio,...
NCDXF HF beacon monitoring station DL8LAS
Location: JO54EF , Trent, Germany, 54°20′ N 10°36′ E RX: IC-7851 ANT: 7m vertical omnidirectional homemade Example: See...
First Antenna Questions
Laurent Egli, soon to be HB9***, has some questions about what antenna would be a good first antenna for...
R&S®M3SR Series4100 Software Defined Radios
Key facts Frequency range: 1.5 MHz to 30 MHz (transmission), 10 kHz to 30 MHz (reception) Power classes of 150 W, 500 W, 1000 W and...
Comparing the lab599 Discovery TX-500 with the Elecraft KX2. Which one should you choose?
Comparing the lab599 Discovery TX-500 with the Elecraft KX2. Which one should you choose? Antenna Create CLP-5130-1N VHF/UHF Log-Periodic...
The last Morse code maritime radio station in North America | Bartell’s Backroads
1999 marked the last time a commercial Morse code message was supposedly transmitted to ships at sea. However, if...
Workshop for Attorneys Under Consideration for 2022 ARRL National Convention in Orlando
The Amateur Radio Legal Defense and Assistance Committee (ARLDAC) is considering hosting a half-day workshop for attorneys at the...
Tri-band 6 element HF Upper Bands and CB Radio Yagi Antenna 3B-222
HF 3-Band antenna 3B-222 for 20m, 15m and 10m that covers also 11m CB through the power of full...