It’s true that the best thing to upgrade on your ham radio handheld is its antenna. However, there is something you should do before making that antennas purchase.
Antenna
7el LFA2 Noise comparison on 50 MHz
VA3NCD had the luxury of being able to install 2 50MHz 7el Yagis for testing one against the other. One an M2 7el JHV, the other... Read more
Build an HF long wire balloon antenna
“We made a long wire vertical antenna suspended from a helium balloon over the river, at 25 watts and an MFJ 993b autotuner to tune it on 40 met... Read more
A New Way to compare HF antennas
Michael G0POT reviews WSPRlite with DXplorer Wondering how well your antenna works? WSPRlite with DXplorer will tell you… The WSPRlite is a spe... Read more
Five Band Indoor Magnetic Loop Aerial by G4IZH
This aerial covers the 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metre bands and is made from a single 3 metre length of 22 mm copper tube cut into 4 pieces of equal leng... Read more
Comet mobile antenna of 430MHz band – ASF-430
Comet is the 19th Kansai first exhibition was of the amateur radio festival venue, fin-type mobile antenna · ASF-430 of 430MHz band. Adopted wa... Read more
Review
Spy Radio & Indoor Antennas – If they can do it, so can you!
Spy Radio & Indoor Antennas – If they can do it, so can you! Read more
BlueDV DVMEGA Cast, DSTAR/DMR/Fusion All In One Radio
“I stopped by the GigaParts booth at Orlando Hamcation this year, and spoke with the guys at DVMEGA who explained this unit and what it will do.... Read more
Best Ham Radio Hotspot for Early 2021 – DMR YSF DSTAR Hotspot
What is the Best Ham Radio Hotspot coming out of 2020 into 2021? Today I talk about my favorite Ham Radio Hotspot for DMR, YSF, DSTAR and other modes... Read more
Coax Cable Loss – Ham Radio Basics
ON-LINE LOSS & POWER CALCULATOR MOBILE DEVICE VERSION Read more
Review of MFJ-8504B RF Receiver Distribution Amplifier
Review of MFJ-8504B RF Receiver Distribution Amplifier Read more
Equipment
DX Engineering Radio RF Ground Plane Kits
DX Engineering Radio RF Ground Plane Kits provide an effective method of reducing stray RF pickup by equipment and interconnecting cables. Used under... Read more
KX3 Low-rider Radio Stand
Product Description KX3 Low-rider Radio Stand This lovely stand has been designed for KX3 owners who don’t have the Elecraft paddle and want a l... Read more
RT-9000E SOFTWARE-DEFINED HF SSB/ISB RADIO
The Sunair RT-9000E is a proven solution in communications applications requiring rugged, reliable, and flexible equipment. This next generation trans... Read more
HAMlab – 160-6 10W
HAMlab is a fully functional SDR transceiver with 160-10m band coverage and 10W of output power built around the STEMlab platform. It gives you an out... Read more
1:1 Current balun Dual core 1500 watts RTTY, 5KW ICAS
1:1 dual core current balun Constructed using dual 240/31 cores. Stainless steel hardware. 1-61MHZ With dual cores you get great frequency range, equ... Read more
News
IARU Receives Gift of hamradio.org Domain
Andrew J. Wolfram, KI7RYC, has donated the hamradio.org domain to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) for non-profit educational us... Read more
ARISS is Seeking Hosts for Ham Radio Contacts with the Space Station
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations, individually or wo... Read more
MARS Announces Schedule of Dates for 60-Meter Interoperability
The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) has announced dates in 2021 during which MARS members will operate on 60 meters for interoperability... Read more
Plans to Retrieve Titanic Wireless Equipment Put on Indefinite Hold
RMS Titanic, Inc., (RMST) the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck, has indefinitely put off its plans to retrieve the... Read more
A New Version of WSJT-X is Now Available
The WSJT Development Group has announced the general availability release of WSJT-X Version 2.3.0. A summary of new features can be found in the WSJT-... Read more
