N0AX Wins the January QST Cover Plaque Award

The winning article for the January 2020 QST Cover Plaque award is “Untangling the Decibel Dilemma” by H. Ward Silver, NØAX.

The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the February issue today.

Source:ARRL

Antenna

PackTenna Linked EFHW | 5 Band Version K8MRD MOD

October 06, 2022 No comments

PackTenna Linked EFHW with the K8MRD Mod. Resonant on 40, 20, 17, 15, & 10 Meter Ham Radio bands. NO TUNER NEEDED! PackTenna makes ultralight, por... Read more

Cheap 40m Antennas for Small Yards / Plots

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Three different antennas could have worked here. My personal challenge was to fit an antenna into a VERY SMALL area at the front of a property. I put... Read more

DX Commander gets Critical UPGRADE

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Major Upgrade announced for DX Commander. These replace all telescopic pole stay-up kits from immediate effect. Read more

BD7IBI Telescoping antenna 20-6M – AliExpress Antenna Review $21!

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“Today we will be talking about the BD7IBI Telescoping Ham Radio and Shortwave Listening (SWL) Antenna. This is a Antenna capable of 20m-6M. Alt... Read more

Comet HFJ-350M Toy Box 9 Band Portable Telescopic Antenna

September 17, 2022 No comments

Comet HFJ-350M Testing the Comet HFJ-350M 160-6 Meter Toy Box Antenna for Portable Ham Radio. Comet HFJ-350 Toy-Box 160M-6M 10-Band Portable Telescopi... Read more

VHF

Top 3 Digital Handheld Ham Radios for 2022

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Digital Handheld The top 3 digital voice modes in Ham Radio are DMR, DSTAR and YSF Read more

Cheap Ham Radio Handhelds Tested – Transmit & Receive

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Cheap Ham Radio Handhelds Back to practical range testing. Today we have four popular ham radio handhelds that all sell under $100.00. Read more

Radioddity GD-88 Dual Band Analog & Digital Handheld Transceiver

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Retevis RT9000D High Power Transceiver 4/2/1.25/70cm

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Alinco DJ-X100 [ VIDEO ]

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Review

Yaesu FT-710 AESS Demonstration with John Kruk, N9UPC

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Yaesu FT-710 Today we have our hands on the newest HF radio from Yaesu, the FT-710 AESS, and I’ve invited John back onto the livestream to walk... Read more

FT-710 [ Update Sherwood Table of Receiver Performance ]

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FT-710 The New Yaesu radio was in the 4th position updated today See full List : Link Read more

ROHN Towers – Manufacturers Showcase

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We have Todd with ROHN Towers here in the DX Engineering Showroom with Tim, K3LR! Read more

Demo of the Penntek TR 45L

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Five Insanely Great Ham Radio Portable Operation Accessories

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Here are five little pieces of gear that I find insanely helpful in my portable and Parks on the Air operations. Most of these items are quite afforda... Read more

News

Hurricane Ian: Amateur radio used in rescue

October 06, 2022 No comments

Fox News reports a Maryland firefighter used his ham radio to send rescuers to Florida’s Sanibel Island The broadcaster says: Dale Klonin [KC3TA... Read more

RSGB 2022 Convention livestream

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We are delighted to bring you our first hybrid Convention this year. We will be livestreaming some of the presentations each day to give you a taste o... Read more

Amateur Radio Operators Continue Response to Ian

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As Hurricane Ian, now a tropical storm, makes its way across Florida, amateur radio operators continue to provide communications support for weather u... Read more

Hurricane Watch Net Update for Ian

September 29, 2022 No comments

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has been in operation since the morning of September 27, 2022, as Hurricane Ian swept across Cuba and headed toward Flor... Read more

FCC Grants an ARRL Emergency Request to Permit Higher Data Rate Transmissions for Hurricane Relief Communications

September 28, 2022 No comments

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted an ARRL emergency request for a 60-day temporary waiver intended to facilitate amate... Read more

Digital Modes

Getting Audio Sorted Out for FT8

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VarAC – HF/FM Digital Chat Reinvented

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The Ultimate Portable Ham Radio Computer

November 04, 2021 No comments

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Get Started with FT8 – An Introduction for Beginners

November 04, 2021 No comments

FT8 is a mode in the WSJT-X software developed by Dr Joe Taylor K1JT. In this video I show how to get started and make contacts with FT8, introduction... Read more