How To Power Your Ham Radio Station, Power Supplies, Batteries, Mobile
An important first step in ham radio is figuring out how you want to power your radio station. Reagrdless...
Category: Review
HF Band Plan Review
Over the past 18 month a proposal for an IARU HF Digital Mode reorganization has been undertaken by representatives...
RF Ground Rod vs Concrete Patio
Dave, KO4DLQ, lives in Florida and has to deal with mass amounts of lightning. Dave can relate having served...
Using the ARRL RF Exposure Calculator
Brent, KI5HXM, has a question relating to RF exposure in a mobile environment. Dave wants to show a cool...
Yaesu FT5DR Ham Radio Handheld Unboxing
Brand new from Yaesu is the FT5D Dual Band Fusion Handheld Ham Radio. Let’s take a look at this...
Solar Power for Ham Radio, a presentation – Ham Radio Q&A
This is an educational presentation I gave on setting up a solar system for use with amateur radio. It...
RTL-SDR RF Filters
In this video, we take a look at how RF filters work and how you can improve signals when...
Ham Radio Bicycle Mobile: Using APRS to track a marathon – Ham Radio Q&A
“Our amateur radio club provides health and welfare communications for the participants of the Wausau Marathon. This year I...
SunSDR2 Pro, Expert Electronics FULL SDR Review/Demo, HF/6M/VHF
Checking out the SunSDR2 Pro by Expert Electronics, a full DUC/DDC HF/VHF software defined radio that will please even...
Is the Yaesu FT5D Really Waterproof? Let’s Find Out!
The Yaesu FT5D is IPX7 rated. What that means is it should be capable of being fully submerged in...
Types of Dummy Loads
Rod, VK4EZY, is setting up a dummy load that he has constructed but he doesn’t know for sure how...
Quick Tip – Coiling Coax
In this video, from a few years ago, Julian Frost (N3JF), your Ham Radio Sensei, gives a quick tip...
Best Digital Scanners on the Market 2021
For this week’s Something for the Weekend, Johnathan M0JSX and John 2E0EZK take you through our selection of the...
You only need one Station Ground Rod
Rodney, is asking if he can use the same ground rod to ground two different dipole antennas without losing...
Ham Radio Amplifier DIY599 PA500 OH8STN
“Hello Operators. In this episode of OH8STN Ham Radio, we are having a looking at the portable ham radio...
Elecraft K4 High-Performance Direct-Sampling SDR Update, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
Eric demos the K4 along with its latest features. Antenna Chameleon Emcomm IIIP Antenna – Antenna, Portable, 160M-10M May...
One Coax, Several Radios
Joe, Wb2ZDB, asks Hey Dave, In your “An Unusual Jpole Antenna” episode uou said something about having gotten a...
You’ve Been Doing This Wrong Your Whole Life!!
Wind Your Coax Like the Pros Do | Tangle Free Over Under Method Antenna ALEXLOOP PREMIER May 02, 2018...
Pl-259 vs N-Connectors is similar to Ford vs Chevy
Michael, KI7QIB, is asking a simple question “Should I replace PL-259 connectors in a feedline with N-type connectors? Antenna...
Astron SS-30M-AP Power Supply First Look!
New from Astron is a 30-amp Power Supply with PowerPoles and 2 USB ports on the front panel. Let’s...
Getting your Equipment in the Right Order
Frank Arciuolo, W1ZAH, is having some problems with his antenna set up and SWR. Dave here to help point...
Difficult Grounding Issues
Tim Desmond, KI5OUN, inspired this video on grounding. Simplest to say “Difficult Grounding Issues” Antenna Hustler 6 Band Vertical...
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...
HamBuilder HBR4HFS 4-Band HF Ham Radio Test and Review
“This video took me a few months to put together while testing it in different environments and locations. Today...
Good Grounding
Doug, K0YP, is grounding his station with a very over the top grounding supplies and set up and is...