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...
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Best Ham Radio Antenna Analyzer for OFF-GRID, Camping, SOTA
Antenna Analyzer What is the best ham radio antenna analyzer for off-grid comms, SOTA (summits on the air) camping,...
Digirig Radio Interface – Baofeng Winlink & CHIRP programming
With the DigiRig, you only need one set of cables for both programming your ham radio, but also running...
Sealinng Coax Connectors and Coax Cable from the Weather
Jim Heath W6LG shows how he seals two PL259’s and a bulkhead connector New, FSJ4-50B Andrew 1/2″ “Superflex” PL-259...
Practical ways we resolved our QRM problems
QRM or RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) can play havoc with your ability to hear weak signals on Ham Radio....
SOAR: Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio
Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio SOAR: Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio. A radio that’s optimized for operating FM satellites. In this...
The QRM Eliminator to the Rescue
QRM Eliminator Troubled by local noise / QRM from neighbours on the HF bands? Maybe the X-Phase QRM Eliminator...
10 Common Mistakes Made With Software Defined Radio
If you’re a new comer to the SDR or SWL hobby then here’s 10 things which will help get...
Best Coax Cable for Portable Operation
A viewer asks: What is the best coax cable choice for portable operation. Joe and I talk about our...
Head to Head Comparison of FTdx-10 to IC-7300
FTdx-10 to IC-7300 Feature by Feature comparison review of these two competitors. More detail is shown on the FTdx-10...
Rejecting Urban Radio Interference (RF) Noise
A viewer asks: Is there a particular polarization for general urban/suburban RF Noise. Dave, Joe, and I talk about...
Manufacturers Showcase: Carston Esch, DL6LAU with Wimo
Carston Esch, DL6LAU, Sales Manager for Wimo will join us on this weeks episode of the Manufacturers Showcase with...
Virtual Reality For Ham Radio With Oculus Quest 2
Virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 has the capability of remoting into your ham shack computer for...
MOSFET – The Most significant invention of the 20th Century
What makes a truly world-changing invention?. Of all the inventions of the 20th century just one could be said...
The only five things you need (for portable operation)
Stop buying equipment, you only need these five things to have a successful ham radio portable operation. Antenna HF...
How Good is the IC-7300 Internal Tuner?
Lee, KA5NHU, watched Ask Dave Episode #391 and has a question. Could you use the internal tuner inside the...
Uses of Pre-Amp, Attenuation, Notch, Noise Blanker, Noise Reduction, and IP+ ?
Robert, W4RKM, has watched many videos on the funtions and capabilities of a rig, but he wants to know...
Best Mobile Ham Radio 2022
“This is a list of what I consider to be the best mobile ham radios for your vehicle as...
Visualizing the effect of a low pass filter on harmonics
I thought I’d share this little experiment, I found it quite interesting. Antenna DX Commander Part 2 – HF...
Cheap Coax Switch Teardown and Comparison
“I have 4 “cheap” coax switches. How do they work? I need to switch between 4 radios and this...
Xiegu X6100 | My First Look and Working FT8 with WSJT-x
Xiegu X6100 “I’ve got the new X6100 QRP Radio from Xiegu, which has a built-in sound card and is...
Elecraft K4 Ham Radio Transceiver – Hands On, FIRST LOOK!
The Elecraft K4 is the latest and greatest HF Ham Radio Transceiver from Elecraft and today I get to...
USDX USDR+ 8 Band HF SDR Transceiver
Here we take a look at a cheap clone of a uSDX Transceiver. Antenna Can I Put One End...
Xiegu X6100 [ Video Demo ]
Xiegu X6100 Antenna 49:1 End Fed Half Wave Multi-Band HF Antenna 80m – 10m March 29, 2020 No comments...
Expert Electronics MB1 Prime 2021 HF – Ham Radio Livestream
Is the MB1 Prime 2021 an HF Ham Radio or a computer? Or both? On today’s lunchtime livestream, I...