40 Meter Dipole

“I enjoyed putting these pieces together from MFJ Hy Gain, MFJ Cushcraft, Texas Towers, M2 and our local hardware store to make an antenna which should last along time. I am eager to put it up 85 feet in the air”

Antenna

How High Should a Dipole Be? A Look at Antenna Modeling

October 05, 2017 No comments

“How high should a dipole be? What happens if it’s too low or too high? We turn to EZNEC antenna modeling software to see that the old rul... Read more

2/2 (4) element 7/10MHz Yagi (3.9m) Force12 Antennas

March 12, 2015 No comments

  Force12 Antennas  – A super-compact dualband 7/10MHz WARC band Yagi with single feedpoint The 4-LFAR-40/30, an Excellent super-compact Du... Read more

Sea Water Antenna

December 11, 2014 No comments

  The US Navy has created a device which turns a jet of sea water into an impromptu liquid antenna, creating a powerful, high frequency broadcast... Read more

Folding Hexbeam

January 13, 2015 No comments

    The design The folding Hexbeam is a 2-element directive antenna for five amateur bands (20/17/15/12/10m band, 6m band optional). It cons... Read more

ACOM HF Log-periodic antennas

January 06, 2015 No comments

ACOM, Bulgaria manufactures a range of 8, 10 and 12 element HF log-periodic antennas.  Their main features are: designed and produced to give top perf... Read more

News

Vertical HF Antenna LZAV-5BAND

January 19, 2022 No comments

Vertical HF Antenna made in BULGARIA Bands: 14-18-21-24-28 MHZ Frequency, MHz 14 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 28 Power watts 2,5 kW Radials (number) 4 x 2.05 m VS... Read more

Amateur Operation in 3.45 – 3.5 GHz Segment Must Cease by April 14, 2022

January 19, 2022 No comments

The FCC has established April 14, 2022, as the date by which amateur radio transmissions must stop in the upper 3.45 – 3.5 GHz segment of the amateur... Read more

The Xiegu X6100 or the Icom IC-705? Making a purchase decision!

January 18, 2022 No comments

Xiegu X6100 or the Icom IC-705? Read more

Best GMRS Handheld Radio 2022 | GMRS Radios Compared

January 11, 2022 No comments

GMRS Handheld What is the best GMRS handheld radio for 2022? We saw an explosion of GMRS growth and activity in early 2020, and that growth continues... Read more

Review

Can RG8X Really Handle 1500 Watts?

June 17, 2021 No comments

Using a linear amplifier Jim W6LG tests a 100 foot length of RG8X to see if it can handle 1500 watts by measuring the temperature of the jacket. You m... Read more

Xiegu X5105 [ First Video´s]

January 25, 2017 No comments

X5105 is a highly portable transceiver working at HF+6m band, with a built-in power output of 5W.  Technical features: double-conversion superheterody... Read more

Retevis RT3S Dual Band DMR Radio With GPS & Record + Programming

July 05, 2018 No comments

RT3S dual band digital radio uses Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tier 2 Standard protocol. It is compatible with the popular MOTO TRBO series Tier I and I... Read more

Icom IC-2300H Review by AmateurLogic.tv

December 16, 2015 No comments

Tommy Martin, N5ZNO and George Thomas, W5JDX from AmateurLogic.tv and Ham Nation take a look at the IC-2300H. Read more

HRN 269: Bull in a China Shop on Ham Radio Now

September 28, 2016 No comments

“HamRadioNow doesn’t do ‘unboxings’, and we don’t do product reviews per se, but this time we do both. A new BaoFeng UV... Read more

VHF

Historic first Trans-Atlantic contact made on 432 MHz – Tues 7th April 2020

April 09, 2020 No comments

On Tuesday the 7th of April 2020, a remarkable contact was made on the FT8 digital mode on 432 MHz between D4VHF on the Cape Verde Islands off the coa... Read more

Getting started on Ham Radio 2M FM BY K7AGE

July 17, 2015 No comments

In this series of Ham Radio videos, I’ll show you how to program a 2M HT to get on the air along with some of the basics of 2M FM operating.. In... Read more

BaoFeng DM-5R Dual Band DMR Digital Radio

September 14, 2016 No comments

BaoFeng DM-5R DMR Digital Radio VHF/UHF 136-174/400-480Mhz 2000mAH High Capacity Battery High Power/Low power 21CM Dual Band Antenna 8-Level Stepped F... Read more

Mirage Amplifier B-320-G VHF, HT/MOBLE AMP, 200W OUT, 144-148 MHZ

November 30, 2014 No comments

Amplifier, HT, VHF, Solid State, 144-148 MHz, 3/50 W In, 200/200 W Out, UHF Fem, SO-239, 13.8 Vdc, 25 A, Each Add this amp to your 2 Meter HTor mobile... Read more

Leixen VV-898

April 27, 2015 No comments

Leixen  VV-898 Features  * PTT ID  (Voice broadcast PTT ID）  * All calls, group calls and selective calls  * Monitor, RX Inhibit, RXTX Inhibit and Eme... Read more