“Yes, it sure is. Comparing the losses between Messi & Paoloni & LMR Coax cables. The numbers don’t lie in this heated battle between the two coax manufactures. Two will enter, only one will leave in this battle royal. But, you don’t have to take my word for it.” Read more

Ameco was an old Ham Radio company that existed back in the 50s. Now it is being remade as a sort of modern, vintage radio with all the traditional tubes, and ports. Watch to learn more. Read more

“Today I’m taking a look and unboxing the Uniden SDS100 handheld scanner. Using True I/Q technology, it will pull in signals even in the weakest environment. There are so many features on this product that I cannot explain them all, but to start, I’ll show you about the product and in part 2, I will […] Read more

Amateur Radio Operator numbers worldwide from data 2000 to 2022. This data has been collected from multiple data sources. Some records only go up to 2018, so data to 2022 has been filled in with growth trend data. The last known collection of total hams worldwide was taken by the IARU in 2000 Read more

Here is my list of the top 10 HF Ham Radios for portable operations and POTA – Parks On the Air. Read more

“How do we actually connect our radios to a power source? Also, should we have more than one handheld radio battery? Should we go a step further and actually have a stockpile? Big thanks to ALL of you who have sent me emails. There are WAY more than I expected and pretty much every email […] Read more

Rob, WD4IFT, is installing a new ham shack and wants to know how he should ground the computer. Dave here to help explain what he suggests… Read more

Richard, VK2IRS, asks “Has the format for teaching Morse Code changed? For example are the Koch or Farnsworth techiques still used?” Dave “I don’t know but let me show you something.” Read more

The Mountain Topper Radios (MTR) are the most svelte top down radio some one can have in their kit without goong full stripped down home brew. They are effective, efficient and tiny. If you’re interested in Morse Code, you should probably check them out. Features: Side tone Frequency Adjustment (New in version 2.3) Side tone […] Read more

Demonstration of ARCO feature to control another rotator physically connected to different ARCO controller. ARCO is a completely self-contained stand alone rotator controller not requiring computer or any external device or power supply for setup and operation, while providing a wide selection of interfaces for remote control when necessary. It features several ways of controlling azimuth or elevation heading using […] Read more