The August Edition of Digital QST is Now Available!

The August edition of Digital QST is now available for viewing on your desktop or laptop. Click here to view the issue. It is also available for reading on your Apple, Android, or Kindle Fire device.

● See images – and new products – from the 2018 Dayton Hamvention.

● Try a novel approach to using windowed feed lines.

● Build a two-element Yagi antenna for 17 meters.

● Learn the symbolism behind the FCC Seal.

…and much more!

Enjoy Content You Won’t Find in the Print Edition…

● See our video demonstration of the HF Signals BITX40 40-meter SSB transceiver.

Every issue of QST is filled with the news and features you need to keep active in Amateur Radio.

Antenna

80 Meter Shortened Inverted-L Bazooka Antenna

October 05, 2015 No comments

Bazooka Antenna A DOUBLE BAZOOKA antenna is an extremely broad-banded Half Wave Antenna that can operate efficiently across an entire Ham band with li... Read more

CrankIR Series Antenna Vertical

January 10, 2015 No comments

Steppir Antenna Verticals are the only true ¼ wave continuous coverage antennas available for the HF bands. The SteppIR technology has had a pr... Read more

Six-Band HF Center-Loaded Off-Center-Fed Dipole by ON4AA

March 02, 2015 No comments

Design goals Like many fellow radio amateurs, I own a fairly standard shortwave radio station consisting of a 100W HF transceiver driving a 1kW... Read more

Rotatable 160 Meter Receiving Loop – WB6RSE Wins July QST Cover Plaque Award

July 22, 2015 No comments

The winner of the July 2015 QST Cover Plaque award is Steve Lawrence, WB6RSE, for his article “Rebuilding a Receiving Flag Antenna for 160 Meters.” Th... Read more

This Is Not A Tree – Disguised Radio Transmitter Towers

May 02, 2022 No comments

Disguised Radio Transmitter Towers Read more

Using a Mobile HF Antenna in a Fixed Location

August 26, 2021 No comments

“Tom, N6AJR, is a older gentleman who has some trouble getting around, and he would like to mount one of his mobile antennas to a metal picnic t... Read more

Review

Review and Tutorial on Radioddity/Baofeng RD-5R DMR Dualbander

March 23, 2018 No comments

“Two Chinese companies, Radioddity and Baofeng, have teamed up to bring you the US$75 dual-band FM/DMR radio housed in the old UV-5R package. Th... Read more

Airspy Spyverter – HF Upconverter Features / Demo / SDR

August 18, 2020 No comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AvEpIsQHU8 Read more

A Closer Look at the DX Engineering RXSHARE Audio Switch

June 04, 2021 No comments

“Noted ham radio author, Ward Silver, N0AX, reviews the DX Engineering RXSHARE Audio Splitter—a contesting device that gives two operators compl... Read more

M2 6M-1K2 HIGH-POWER 6 METER AMPLIFIER – QST Review

June 15, 2016 No comments

About 5 years ago, M2 Antenna Systems introduced a high power solid state amplifier for 6 meters (model 6M-1000) capable of a full kilowatt of output.... Read more

Icom ID-4100 D-Star – Review

June 16, 2017 No comments

Since the introduction of D-STAR in 2001, Icom has been committed to improving and advancing the D-STAR experience. The ID-4100A and it’s advance tech... Read more

External Speakers is the topic of the new (November 8) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. Listen…and learn!

November 08, 2018 No comments

External Speakers Would you benefit by adding an external speaker to your radio? The answers may surprise you. Read more

VHF

Introducing the ICOM SHF Project (Super High-Frequency Band Challenge)

December 10, 2021 No comments

Icom Incorporated (Headquarters: Hirano-ku, Osaka, President: Hiroshi Nakaoka) has been doing technical research on a new project to create a product... Read more

Yaesu FT2DR C4FM/FM 144/430 MHz DUAL BAND DIGITAL

December 10, 2014 No comments

Yaesu FT-2DR C4FM 144/430 MHz Dual Band Digital Handheld Transceiver with 1.7″ Touch Screen Display This exciting leading edge Tra... Read more

Low cost 10Ghz EME Rx System

June 12, 2020 No comments

1 – Low cost 10Ghz EME Rx – The LNBF 2 – Modifying the LNBF 3 – Tuning the LNBF 4 – Pictures and PlotsNOTE: This... Read more

Yaesu announced the FT-70DR

March 21, 2017 No comments

Yaesu FT-70DR C4FM FDMA / FM 144/430 MHz DUAL BAND 5W Handheld Transceiver The FT-70DR is a compact System Fusion transceiver providing both conventio... Read more

Baofeng DM-9HX – DMR VHF/UHF Dual Band Two Way

September 28, 2018 No comments

Baofeng DM-9HX Why Choose Baofeng DM-9HX? ***Tier II Dual Time Slot,vhf uhf Dual Band, Built-in 3800 mAh Battery, is trying to come out as the... Read more

BTECH UV-2501 – MINI MOBILE 25 WATT RADIO

November 18, 2015 No comments

UV-2501 WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE? Synchronize Display Mode Scrambler/Inversion, DTMF, 5Tone, 2Tone, CTCSS, and DCS Calling Modes (Remote Kill/Stun Support... Read more

News

Amateur Radio Operators Continue Response to Ian

September 29, 2022 No comments

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