On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, I made a little time in my afternoon schedule to take my Venus SW-3B on a final POTA activation. I might have mentioned in previous posts (and certainly on the Ham Radio Workbench) that starting in April, I’ve been trying to downsize the shack a bit. This is a process […]
Month: May 2025
Youth Ham Radio Insights: What It’s Like Being Part of a Contesting Team at the K3LR Superstation
In March 2025, I had the opportunity to join the K3LR team for the CQ WPX SSB Contest. It was truly a phenomenal experience. While I primarily operated on 80 meters, I had a few runs on 10, 15, 20 and 40 meters as well when the main operators for those bands took a break […]
DX Engineering Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary: Building a Family of Brands Part 2—Butternut Antenna
In our yearlong celebration of DX Engineering’s 25 years of service to the amateur radio community, OnAllBands has been highlighting significant moments in DXE’s journey to becoming a leading provider of everything for amateur radio since becoming part of Summit Racing Equipment in 2000. Along that journey, DX Engineering has acquired popular amateur radio brands […]
Build a Linked End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna with Bluetooth-Remote Band Switching!
A Remote Control Antenna Link by Dave (KO4YLZ) Like so many other SOTA activators, I’m constantly tweaking my gear to optimize it for all the variables we encounter in the mountains. One of my main antennas is, of course, an EFHW. Paired with my KX2, I generally get sub-1.6:1 SWR on 40, 20, 15, and […]
ABR Industries 20% Off Site-Wide Sale (May 21 – June 2)
Just a quick note: ABR Industries—known for their high-quality, US-made coaxial cable assemblies—is running a 20% off site-wide sale now through Monday, June 2nd. Here are links to some of my favorite ABR cable assemblies: ABR Industries 25’ RG-316 cable assembly with three in-line ferrites High Visibility Jacket ABR240-UF with PL-259s and 5 Ferrites ABR […]
Field Day Gear Part 3: Band Pass Filters, Ferrite & Transceivers
Noise can be a serious problem in multi-station environments like Field Day, particularly when it’s of the “wideband” variety. The good news is that there are steps you can take to lessen this annoyance—and there’s plenty of time to prepare before Field Day 2025 (June 28-29) arrives. If the video below represents you from Field […]
A relaxing activation at Fort Harrison State Park
by Vince (VE6LK) As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! ? Dear readers, Hamvention 2025 was a wonderful getaway for me, and I met so many people in 3-D that I’d only ever worked with over teleconferencing. It was super great to see […]
New Product Spotlights: Lots of Fresh Gear at DXEngineering.com for May 2025
The 2025 edition of the DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog has been officially released! That’s exciting news for hams who will be poring over its 140 pages (DX Engineering’s largest catalog to date) to discover the latest gear from more than 180 manufacturers. Request your new catalog here. (Image/DX Engineering) If you like what […]
Mike’s 2025 Four Days In May (FDIM) Photo Gallery
It’s hard to believe that Four Days in May (FDIM) 2025 has already come and gone—and even harder to believe that attendance was even larger than last year! What an amazing event. As always, FDIM is my favorite part of the Dayton Hamvention weekend. If you’re a QRPer and haven’t made it to FDIM yet, […]
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Top Ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (Part 2)
Earlier this month OnAllBands looked at the top-three Most Wanted DXCC Entities per Clublog: North Korea, Scarborough Reef, and the San Felix Islands. The team of longtime DX chasers from DX Engineering reached into their collections and provided OnAllBands with QSL cards from these rare entities—none of which seem destined to be on the air […]