Jim W6LG talks about expensive antennas that do not radiate as advertised. That is to say, an expensive antenna that promises superior results may actually be a dummy load and adds no value to the station. Jim goes on to recommend that before spending $1000 on an antenna system research that product. He adds that product reviews are useless in determining the value of an antenna.
Review
Set up an entire HF station for under $1000?
“A viewer asks: I want a home base station trans/receiver so I can listen till I am licensed. Need an antenna too. But all for under $1000 if po… Read more
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Yaesu FT-991 HF – UHF Transceiver [ Video ]
Universal-Radio presents the Yaesu FT-991 HF – UHF Transceiver Read more
DV4home – Basic setup and menu navigation
This is the part 1 video of the DV4home, showing the basic setup and menu navigation. Read more
Retevis RT-95 Dual Band Mobile Transceiver Review – Ham Radio Q&A
New Black Retevis RT95Dual Band 200 Channels Mobile Car Radio Description: RT95 Mobile Radio has nice housing, stoutness & stability, advanced and… Read more
FT-8, The New HF/6m Digital Mode, Introduction For Beginners
Steve (K9AN) and I have developed a potential new mode for WSJT-X. We’re calling the mode “FT8” (Franke-Taylor design, 8-FSK modulation). FT8 is desi… Read more
Eric’s presentation on the Elecraft K4 – QSO Today Virtual Ham EXPO
Elecraft K4 “ “Congratulations to the QSO Today Virtual Ham EXPO Team! A very successful event that was a lot of fun for all of us here a… Read more
RTL-SDR RF Filters
In this video, we take a look at how RF filters work and how you can improve signals when using an SDR, in this video we use the RTL-SRD reviewer and… Read more
Equipment
CW TOUCH PADDLES
Product Features and use: · Electronic keyer paddles using electrostatic touch paddle technology · Because there are no moving par… Read more
Walkie Talkie QRP QSO with XIEGU X5105
Features a built-in highly efficient automatic antenna tuner, split frequency XCVR function, RIT receive fine tuning, NB noise suppressor, NR digital… Read more
DRM Monitoring Receiver RF-SE
RF-SE is a professional DRM30/AM/SSB monitoring and measurement receiver, which is available in different models depending on the desired application…. Read more
DX Engineering RT4500HD Heavy Duty Rotator
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We are introducing the DX Engineering RT4500HD Heavy Duty Rotator pic.twitter.com/xxjFk0QW4D — DX Engineering (@DXEngineering) M… Read more
The ZN-HKR is new for 2015 by N3ZN
The ZN-HKR is new for 2015. It is an all brass straight key built on a 4″ diameter brass base. It features 4 ball bearing and silver con… Read more
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FTDX-101D [ YAESU ] HF SDR Transceiver
Yaesu FTDX-101D YAESU is excited to introduce a new High-Class HF/50MHz 100W Transceiver – FTDX101D and the first sample will be seen at Dayton Hamven… Read more
100KHz-1.7GHz Full Band UV HF RTL-SDR USB Tuner Receiver/ R820T+8232
Description: WHAT IS SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO (SDR)? In traditional hardware radios, the mathematical operations required to decode and proces… Read more
RPi3 image for SDRplay
SDRplay “This release (V0.4) is a complete image for the Raspberry Pi 3 with a range of pre-built applications for SDRplay devices. Please note… Read more
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