New Products Available at DX Engineering for June 2026, including “Go Portable” Polo Shirts

New Products Available at DX Engineering for June 2026, including “Go Portable” Polo Shirts

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Also, check out a video featuring the new COMPACtenna 40-60-80 antenna. *** Have you received the 2026 edition of the DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog? If so, we hope you’ve enjoyed browsing through its 140 pages packed with everything you could possibly want to upgrade your stations. (Image/DX Engineering) Inside you’ll find the hottest amateur radio gear on the planet, including the…

ANS-158 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

ANS-158 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: amsat.org — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale AMSAT News Service ANS-158June 7, 2026 In this edition: Deadline for Candidate Nominations for 2026 AMSAT Board of Directors Election is June 15 HADES-SA / SpinnyOne Designated Spain-OSCAR 127 (SO-127) AMSAT Submits Letter of Intent for NASA SLS CubeSat Opportunity on Artemis III, IV, and V OscarWatch Tracker: A New Satellite Tracking Program from MM9SQL Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for June 5,…

Ohio NVIS Day 2026: A Tale of Two Different but Effective Antennas

Ohio NVIS Day 2026: A Tale of Two Different but Effective Antennas

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale There is so much talk in our hobby about making that rare DX or a faraway contact using resonant beams and vertical antennas. While that’s great—and I think most of us find these contacts exhilarating—there are so may rabbit holes in this hobby beyond DXing. As I often say about amateur radio, if you can’t find your area of interest, you better check…

Ham Radio Tech: Do Nearby Metal & Trees Significantly Affect Antennas?

Ham Radio Tech: Do Nearby Metal & Trees Significantly Affect Antennas?

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Antennas may look simple—just a piece of metal in the air—but they are surprisingly sensitive to their surroundings. Nearby metal objects and trees can dramatically affect how an antenna performs, sometimes improving it, sometimes hurting it, and occasionally turning a perfectly good antenna into an expensive yard ornament. Radio waves don’t exist in isolation. Every antenna interacts with its environment. Houses, gutters, vehicles,…