Armoloq’s Tactical Protective Armor (TPA) Makes a Great Choice to Safeguard Your Transceiver Investment Anyone who has broken a transceiver knob—or worse—during a Parks On The Air®(POTA) or other outdoor activation understands that costly accidents can happen, usually at the most inopportune times. Enter Armoloq. DX Engineering is excited to welcome Armoloq to the more […]
Month: July 2025
Ham Radio Tech: Mobile Radio Installation Tips
A DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist looks back at his mobile radio installation that is still going strong nine years later. *** Since my early days of playing with CB radio, I have always had a mobile station. Thank goodness they have improved over the years. My knowledge of electrical theory and appreciation of the install […]
Portable Radio Perseverance at Réserve nationale de faune du Cap-Tourmente
I woke up on the morning of June 19, 2025, expecting to see rain when I opened the door to our balcony at the condo in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Québec. Instead, it was a bit overcast, but quite dry. I checked my weather app and saw that the forecast had pushed the rain—which I expected to begin […]
Earning Your Amateur Radio License—a License to Learn
Strong Support from Elmers Makes it Possible for Young Operators Editor’s Note: Katie Campbell, KE8LQR, was recently selected as the 2025 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year. Our heartfelt congratulations to Katie for this achievement and for her passionate representation of the future of amateur radio! Young people today […]
DX Engineering Named as a Distributor of Momobeam Antenna Products
DX Engineering will begin selling Momobeam’s line of HF and 50 MHz antennas through an agreement with the company. Momobeam products are expected to be available at DX Engineering by Fall 2025. Customers can check DXEngineering.com and DX Engineering social media sites for updates on product availability. Based in Sicily, Italy, Momobeam manufactures durable, high-performance […]
Mindful POTA: N4MJL Activates the Oklahoma City National Memorial
by Micah (N4MJL) March 18th, 2025, I successfully activated the Oklahoma City National Memorial (US-8115). I typically get a few activation photos and post them to the POTA Facebook group, so that hunters get the chance to see the other side of the hobby. I have always enjoyed seeing other activators’ radio setups in the […]
Mobile Radio Installation Tips: Watch 3 Ham Radios from DX Engineering Get Installed in the Summit Racing Roamin’ Gladiator (Video)
Those fortunate enough to make it to Dayton Hamvention® 2025 were treated to an eyeful of overlanding epicness at the DX Engineering booth in Building One at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio. (Image/DX Engineering) Summit Racing Equipment (DX Engineering’s parent company) drove its “Roamin’ Gladiator” project vehicle down for the […]
Ham Radio Equipment Spotlight: Geochron—What’s Happening in Your World?
Q. What timepiece did Ronald Reagan give to Mikhail Gorbachev as a gift? Which global time display appeared in the movies “Clear and Present Danger,” “Patriot Games,” and “The Hunt for Red October”? A. Geochron. The first Geochron, a wall-mounted device used to display the time anywhere in the world, was produced in 1965 by […]
VE2ZDX Shares Two Tools for CW Practice and ADIF to YouTube Chapters
Many thanks to André (VE2ZDX) who just shared two excellent tutorials for his free online ham radio tools: For the Learn Morse Code tool: Click here to view on YouTube. For the ADIF to YouTube Tool: Click here to view on YouTube. Thanks for sharing this, André! Readers: You can explore all of André’s free […]
Scott’s Lake Erie POTA Mini-Vacation
Many thanks to Scott (VA3EKR) who shares the following guest post which was originally posted on his blog: July 17—18, 2025. Lake Erie POTA Mini-vacation by Scott (VA3EKR) The Plan I had the Monday and Tuesday off from work, as an extended July 4th. Unfortunately both my daughter and wife had to work, and we also have some […]