“A viewer asks: What size of gauge of wire should I use for my portable End Fed Half Wave EFHW antenna. 16 gauge wire seems to be bending my mast. Dave and I talk more about wire and good choices for portable antennas.”
Antenna
Mobile Antenna Little Tarheel HP
” When properly installed on your vehicle this antenna will provide continuous coverage from 7.0 to 54 MHz with the supplied whip. The Li... Read more
Inflating The Dual Band 2m/70cm version of the Air Antennas, opening up repeaters 23 miles away
Inflating The Dual Band 2m/70cm version of the Air Antennas, opening up repeaters 23 miles away Read more
Wideband Antennas for SDR Radios
Flip, W4FLP, asked about options for wideband antennas for the popular RSP-DX software defined radio from SDRPlay. We cover three that should work fin... Read more
G3TXQ 6 Band Hexbeam 40m single element add on kit
G3TXQ 6 Band Hexbeam 40m single element add on kit Some of you may remember the 7 band Hexbeam that was in production a few years ago. Due to the comp... Read more
X-Quad antennas for 2m and 70cm
Photo: EA5FUZ The X-Quad is an improved design of the well known multi element quads. They are especially designed for amateur radio, with the followi... Read more
Review
Coax Cable for HF Portable Operation – Ham Radio Q&A
“Quality coax cable can be a significant investment for your amateur radio station. A common mantra is to save your money on the antenna and spe... Read more
K3LR Talks RFI – Ham Nation 390
“Tim Duffy on RFI problems. Fixing RFI problems with Tim Duffy, go to a hamfest with Gordon West, true RMS vs. Average Voltmeters with George Th... Read more
MFJ Extends its Cobweb Antenna to 40 Meters [ Review ]
Ask Dave 71 reviews the MFJ cobweb antenna, covering 20 through 10 meters. MFJ recently came out with a modification kit, adding 30 and 40 meters. Thi... Read more
RigPi RigPi MFJ-1234 Station Server, Remote Ham Radio @Hamvention
RigPi MFJ-1234 “Our first look at the brand new RigPI Remote station server called the MFJ-1234. This little beauty allows you to connect and co... Read more
Icom IC-7610 Real Time FT8 Diversity Reception
“Jarrad VK3BL demonstrates how to use Dual Watch and 2 instances of WSJT-X (the primary can TX as we will show in another video) to achieve a fo... Read more
Equipment
Acom 600S – 600W solid state 160m to 6m Amplifier
FEATURES • 5″ (108x65mm) high resolution color display, 800×480 pixels, and 24-bits colors. • The final stage uses field effect (MOSFET) tr... Read more
RADDY MULTI-FUNCTION BACKPACK
PERFECT FOR OUTDOOR: The Raddy backpack is perfect choice for outsoor using. It’s with plenty of pockets to carry all your needed stuff when pre... Read more
Cyclon 2.2 kW LDMOS Amplifier
“Our youngest “child”, that is the 2.2 kW version of the CYCLON. Characteristic for this version is an external controller that can... Read more
DX Engineering RT4500HD Heavy Duty Rotator
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We are introducing the DX Engineering RT4500HD Heavy Duty Rotator pic.twitter.com/xxjFk0QW4D — DX Engineering (@DXEngineering) M... Read more
The Yaesu FT-891 | Specifications
Yaesu FT-891 HF/50MHz 100W All Mode Transceiver – FT-891 · Rugged construction in an ultra-compact body 6.1” x 2.0” x 8.6” (152 x 52 x... Read more