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- by Katie Campbell, KE8LQRAfter three years of learning and improving my CW, I bought my first Begali key at Orlando HamCation in 2023. I used this key as I became progressively more partial […] The post A Visit to Italy’s Begali Keys Factory appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by OnAllBandsAs a follow-up to our post earlier this month on ACOM amplifiers, OnAllBands is featuring this video by DX Engineering’s Mike, KI8R, on how to set up your solid-state ACOM […] The post How to Set Up Your ACOM Amp to Follow Your Ham Radio During Band Changes (Video) appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by John Myers, WG8XIn a previous column, I discussed several logging programs suitable for portable operations such as Parks on the Air® (POTA), Worldwide Flora & Fauna (WWFF), Summits on the Air (SOTA), […] The post Ham Radio Operating Insights: Ham2K Portable Logger (PoLo) appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by Troy Blair, AC80WWe talk a lot about acquiring ham radio equipment for the shack. Getting the best radio, antenna, power supply, etc. But what about the tools necessary to properly install and […] The post Building a Ham Radio Tool Kit appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by Guest AuthorEditor’s Note: OnAllBands is pleased to post a series of articles written by accomplished amateur radio contester and DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist Kirk Pickering, K4RO. The articles, originally published in the […] The post Contesting 101: How to Run a Contest appeared first on OnAllBands.
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- by Thomas Witherspoonby James (KI5OEB) This is the account of the third time out using the Xiegu G90 to hunt and activate a park. I went to Drummond Flats Wildlife Management Area (US-7687) again mainly because it is close to home and it is compatible with my testing new things. This, after the previous outings, was a […]
- by Thomas Witherspoonby Mark (JJ5GVY/KB2PIZ) One of the things that we have to do every time we come back to Japan is to open our house, do a deep clean, and clean up the yard. Hours later, with two sick trees removed, we finished! My reward for all this work was my wife sitting there quietly while […]
- by Thomas Witherspoonby Thomas (K4SWL) On Wednesday, February 25, 2025, I had a busy day ahead of me. Most of the morning was spent cleaning out the shed next to our house. I packed up what was probably four months’ worth of recycling along with a fair amount of trash that needed to be hauled to our […]
- by Thomas Witherspoonby Thomas (K4SWL) Many thanks to Marc (KE2MT), who reached out on my YouTube channel with a question about logging. Marc noted that he used to log contacts on paper when he first started learning CW because writing down callsigns helped him copy them accurately. But over time, he shifted to logging on his phone […]
- by Thomas WitherspoonMany thanks to Steve (KV4AN), who shares the following article about his portable field radio kit, which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post. Steve writes: by Steve (KV4AN) It has been a l-o-n-g wait, but I finally received […]
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