While most hams in the U.S. are familiar with amateur radio conventions like Dayton Hamvention® and Orlando HamCation, many may not be aware of the Friedrichshafen Ham Fair, which is held every June on Lake Constance in Germany. The 2025 fair ran from June 27-29. I had the opportunity to go last summer. Getting to […]

Over the past couple of years, I’d been casually watching the used market for a Kenwood TH-D72A handheld. Last summer, I started searching in earnest—I wanted one specifically for portable full-duplex satellite work. For discontinued gear like this, instead of waiting for one to show up, I’ll often post a “WTB” (Want To Buy) ad […]

DX Engineering to serve as Technical Partner for upcoming Bioko Island DXpedition. English poet John Donne famously opined, “No man is an island.” Written in the early 17th century, the phrase speaks metaphorically of the interconnectedness of humanity, something that Maxwell, Hertz, Marconi, and others would prove physically possible through the development of wireless radio […]

Note: This first field report from my 2025 trip to Canada happens to coincide with Canada Day (today, July 1, 2025). Happy Canada Day! by Thomas (VY2SW / K4SWL) In a previous post, I mentioned that my family was heading north into Canada for a few weeks this summer. This trip wasn’t easy to carve […]

Find out about current attempts to put the Kerguelen Islands back on the air OnAllBands’ exploration of the rarest DXCC locations takes us next to the chilly, windswept Kerguelen Islands—part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Southern Indian Ocean and one of the most remote spots on the planet. The closest inhabited […]

by Micah N4MJL Recently, I examined the POTA app map and discovered a new yellow dot along my work commute that I had not yet activated. I have activated most of the POTA parks between Charlotte, NC and my home in Virginia that are not too far off my route of travel. Upon further investigation, […]

DX Engineering has been named the exclusive distributor in the U.S. and Canada of the Sky Sat Group’s lineup of 4O3A band pass filters, headsets and communication accessories, and station automation device controllers. In addition, DX Engineering and FlexRadio will share U.S./Canada distribution rights for 4O3A’s line of Genius devices: the Power Genius XL Amplifier, […]

When I got my amateur radio license at the end of fifth grade, I was a very shy, quiet young lady who wasn’t likely to stand up and speak or present in front of a group of people (willingly, anyway). As I became more involved with the hobby, I started to notice this changing. Now […]

On Friday, May 23, 2025, I had a good 90 or so minutes to play radio, and the Blue Ridge Parkway (as always) is the easiest hit for me when running around in the Asheville, NC area. I was in the western part of Asheville, though, so I needed to find a site to set […]

As the only North American retailer of high-performance tube and solid-state RF power amplifiers from the team at ACOM, DX Engineering is always excited to let our customers know the latest innovations from this highly respected amateur radio manufacturer relied on by contesting and DXing stations around the globe. Rod, K8RR, DX Engineering RF amplifier […]