📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Throughout most amateur radio “careers,” hams have a period or two of being less involved with the hobby or having to put it off to the side completely. It can be hard to get back into it after one of these periods. Maybe you feel like there’s not enough time, you’ve been away from it for too long, or you’ve lost all your…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale For years, my wife has questioned my hearing quality. I always dismissed it jokingly as “selective hearing.” It wasn’t until I noticed it affecting my ham radio operations that I began to take her seriously. I say this jokingly, but it’s a fact: With age we start to lose our senses to one degree or another. And this can be compounded by what…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Portable amateur radio operation is all about freedom and mobility. One day you’re operating from a mountain summit, the next from a state park, and the next from a picnic table that looks like it survived three hurricanes, two family reunions, and possibly a bear. One challenge that follows portable operators everywhere is grounding. Unlike a home station where you can drive ground…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale OnAllBands spent time with many fascinating hams at Dayton Hamvention® 2026, from globetrotting DXpeditioners to leading manufacturers whose innovations are making a difference for operators everywhere. Today’s post focuses on the latter. We were thrilled to spend a few minutes talking tech with Alpha Antenna founder Steven Deines, N0TES. DX Engineering proudly carries an impressive lineup of Alpha’s proven antennas and accessories, including:…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale There are all manner of ways to participate in portable operating. Some folks like to stay home and hunt, while others prefer to hit the field and put a signal on the air from a location that normally has no amateur radio presence. There’s not much I like better than heading out to a park and lighting it up (radio-wise) for Parks on…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale In Part 2 of my series on my WRTC (World Radiosport Team Championship) 2026 UK experience, I talked about the preparation leading up to the actual contest portion of the event. The WRTC is an enormous undertaking, and the planning phase for one of them begins years in advance. And like any large event, not everything goes to plan! Everyone woke up early…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Coming up with a new company motto that encapsulates over 25 years of service to the amateur radio community wasn’t easy. Dozens of ideas were offered. Many focused on DX Engineering’s industry-leading fast shipping and huge selection of products from more than 180 manufacturers. Some highlighted our high-level technical support and easy ordering. Emphasizing the “DX” in our name had strong support since…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale September is a busy month on the DXpedition calendar! OnAllBands is highlighting a few of the opportunities to make QSOs with operators around the globe. Some of the DXpeditions are nearing their end, so get on the air before it’s too late. As always, we’ve included QSL cards to highlight our featured DXCC entities. Every QSL card below has been collected over the…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Have you ever looked at contest schedules and thought it seemed like every format had already been tried and that the good ideas had already been used? That if your club wanted to sponsor a new contest, there just wasn’t any room for something original? The board of the Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) in Ohio had the chance to ponder those…

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Editor’s Note: OnAllBands is pleased to post a series of articles written by accomplished amateur radio contester and DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist Kirk Pickering, K4RO. The articles, originally published in the National Contest Journal from 2008-11 and updated with current information, offer valuable insights for both contesters new and old. *** Spending considerable time tracking down RFI, I was reminded of how important it…