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  • Manufacturer Spotlight: New and Tried-and-True Products from I0JXX
    by OnAllBands
    Since 2024, DX Engineering has been a proud distributor of high-quality amateur radio products from I0JXX, an Italian company known for its innovative antenna designs, use of high-performance materials, and […] The post Manufacturer Spotlight: New and Tried-and-True Products from I0JXX appeared first on OnAllBands.
  • The Perfect Ham Radio Day—Roving Five Ohio State Parks
    by John Myers, WG8X
    Hi everyone! This week let me tell you about a recent rove that began with one plan in mind, didn’t work out, morphed into a quite different plan midstream, and […] The post The Perfect Ham Radio Day—Roving Five Ohio State Parks appeared first on OnAllBands.
  • Nothing But Net—When a Frequency Becomes a Community! Learn the Basics of Enjoying Ham Radio Nets
    by Mark Haverstock, K8MSH
    At first, a ham radio frequency is just a frequency. It is a number on the dial, a place where signals appear and disappear, and perhaps a convenient spot to […] The post Nothing But Net—When a Frequency Becomes a Community! Learn the Basics of Enjoying Ham Radio Nets appeared first on OnAllBands.
  • Ham Radio Operating Insights from Salty Walt: Portable HF Activations—Preparing for Success
    by Salty Walt, K4OGO
    OnAllBands is excited to present articles from experienced portable DXer, author, and popular YouTuber Walt Hudson, K4OGO, known to hams everywhere as Salty Walt. Look for more posts and plenty […] The post Ham Radio Operating Insights from Salty Walt: Portable HF Activations—Preparing for Success appeared first on OnAllBands.
  • Earn DX Engineering Rewards When You Buy Special QSL Cards from PhotoQSLs
    by OnAllBands
    DX Engineering and PhotoQSLs have teamed up to give hams an easy way to purchase customized full-color QSL cards while earning rewards points good toward the purchase of products from […] The post Earn DX Engineering Rewards When You Buy Special QSL Cards from PhotoQSLs appeared first on OnAllBands.

QRPERS News feed

  • Extraordinary SOTA on Vetter Mountain with N6ARA, KD7DTS, and K6ARK
    by Thomas Witherspoon
    by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, August 22, 2026, I found myself waking up in California, preparing to do something I’d been looking forward to for quite some time: a West Coast SOTA activation with friends. This one turned out to be one of the most memorable days I’ve ever spent on the air. How I […]
  • A New Ham’s Guide to Overcomplicating Everything: 2M Satellite CW To Get in a Gang?
    by QRPer Editor
    by Josh (VE3YTX) As a new Ham, I’ve been exploring the different pockets of our hobby. Recently, I caught the CW bug and, after forcing myself to get past my key fright, I started doing POTA. Let’s just say once I got on the air, I was hooked. I’ve been out about a dozen times […]
  • A Hike by the Lakes at Banff’s Sunshine Meadows
    by Vince VE6LK
    As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! by Vince (VE6LK) This is day one in a mini-series of three days of chasing personal goals. The other two articles have already been released here on QRPer and were purposely written out of sequence. Links […]
  • The Chickadee Double Tap’s Maiden POTA Voyage & My New TR-25 Peanuts Pencil Case Field Kit!
    by Thomas Witherspoon
    by Thomas (K4SWL) On Thursday, September 3, 2026, I left my house pretty early for a one-and-a-half-hour drive to spend the day with my father. We had appointments to attend and also planned to enjoy the new Hickory Aviation Museum in Hickory, North Carolina. My dad and I are both aviation buffs, and his local […]
  • Does a cross-border contact count as DX?
    by Vince VE6LK
    As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! by Vince (VE6LK) Yes. Even if said contact is only 2.5 km away? Yes, yes it does. But what about QRP? Yes, dear reader, all activity was performed at 5 watts or less. But wait, I’m […]

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