Designed to help HF radios and receivers that struggle with front-end overload from AM broadcast interference, such as Xiegu X6100, X5105, G90, G106 and SDR receivers. Lightweight and portable design, ...

Kit building can be a good way to provide yourself with a ham radio rig. It’s not for everyone, however, and you should think over the following points before you commit yourself. Labor: For a ...

Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

Sending a pleasant shudder up the backbone of many a hobbyist and ham, Heathkit says it is back in the kit business. “The first kit will be a Garage Parking Assistant,” the company states on its ...

Ham radio, especially the HF bands, can be intimidating for aspiring operators, many being put off by the cost of equipment. The transceiver itself is only part of the equation and proper test and ...

This blog post was contributed by Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, an amateur radio operator for 40 years and an experienced EE. A couple of years ago, a group of local hams were talking on the club repeater, ...

Once upon a time, ham radio was all about CW and voice transmissions and little else. These days, the hobby is altogether richer, with a wide range of fancy digital data modes to play with. [KM6LYW ...

John R. Glenn III's first attempt at wireless communication involved a do-it-yourself ham radio kit and an antenna made of soldered soup cans that he attached to the roof of his childhood home in ...