Today I go through my top 15 Handheld Ham Radios for 2021 – as an update to my Best Handheld of 2020 video, this is a list of both new and existing HTs that I could recommend for a beginner or new ham radio operator, along with explanations of price, features, and they I chose each model.
Antenna
Corner reflector antenna
A corner reflector antenna is a type of directional antenna used at VHF and UHF frequencies.It was invented by John D. Kraus in 1938.[3][4] It consist… Read more
Dual-Band THUNDERBOLT® Vertical Antennas DXE-8040VA-1
Antenna, 80 & 40 meter Heavy Duty Vertical, 80m 40m Dual-Band, 5,000 W, 55 ft. Height, HD Pivoting Base, Kit DX Engineering 8040VA-1 Dual-Band THU… Read more
XR3-NV | HIGH PERFORMANCE 14 ELEMENT 20 / 15 / 10 METER MULTI-MONO CONTEST YAG
The Ultimate Contest Tribander: fourteen elements delivering superior performance on 20, 15 and 10 meters! Click here to download a PDF of the XR6 pro… Read more
HF Portable Vertical Antenna MP1R SuperWhip
The MP1R is an MP1B with an SW1 SuperWhip Ruggedized Antenna Whip on the top of it. New! Free! Every MP1R Super Antenna now comes with a free FG1 Freq… Read more
The Fence Fan Dipole (FFD) — A Quick, Easy and Inexpensive Multiband Antenna
“Editor’s Note: Due to the popularity of some of eHam’s older articles, many of which you may not have read, the eHam.net team has d… Read more
Review
RigExpert AA-230 Antenna Analyzer Unboxing and Initial
The RigExpert AA-230 Zoom analyzer is designed for measuring SWR (standing wave ratio), return loss, cable loss, as well as other parameters of cable… Read more
SDRPlay RSP2 First Look [ Video ]
The RSP2 is our new enhanced version of the popular RSP1 which provides three software selectable antenna inputs, & new stability and clocking fea… Read more
QRP Labs Clock Kit and GPS Receiver Kit
“This kit replaces my old station clock, which I managed to zap, with a new one with its own dedicated GPS receiver. The kits, from QRP-Labs.com… Read more
Ham College 34: Reactance Demonstrated
General Amateur Radio Exam part 5. Volunteer Examiners, good operator practices. Reactance demonstration. Read more
Equipment
Fold-Over Towers – ROHN 55G
Get all of the benefits of a Self-Supporting ROHN 55G tower, without ever having to climb! With a ROHN 55FK, you can easily access the top moun… Read more
ATEX PTT Solution Available for ICOM IC-F3202DEX and F4202DEX series of ATEX radios
Icom are now able to provide a high quality ATEX approved PTT Headset that is approved to work with the IC-F3202DEX and F4202DEX series of ATEX radios… Read more
Elad FDM-S3 SDR
— WIDEBAND DIRECT SAMPLING RECEIVER —- JAN 2020 SPECIFICATIONS 2 switchable HF Antenna inputs direct sampling 1 VHF Antenna input direct s… Read more
Xiegu X108G
X108G Outdoor is X108’s upgraded version, It is a compact single conversion HF transceiver covering 0.5 to 30 MHz. Special optimized the Receive Chann… Read more
R&S®M3SR Series4100 Software Defined Radios
Key facts Frequency range: 1.5 MHz to 30 MHz (transmission), 10 kHz to 30 MHz (reception) Power classes of 150 W, 500 W,… Read more
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