Readers, there’s a bit of a backstory to this guest post by my friend Jamie (AA4K). During the W4SOTA campout in October 2023, Jamie showed me his favorite field radio: the (tr)uSDX. I’ve used the (tr)uSDX for a couple of activations, but I’ll be honest—I haven’t exactly shown it a lot of love. I’ve even […]
New MTR-3B V4 Manual Now Available on LNR Precision Website
If you own the popular MTR-3B V4 transceiver, you’ll be pleased to hear that a new and greatly improved manual is now available on the LNR Precision website. If you’ve recently picked up an MTR-3B V4—or if you’ve had one for a while and want clearer documentation—I highly recommend grabbing this updated guide. Click here […]
Parting Waves: My Last Activation with the Venus SW-3B
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 […]
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 […]