This is a good demonstration. Listen to the difference yourself. Completely Change Your Ham Radio Station with a dedicated receive antenna. Let us compare TWO RX antennas (a small loop, a very LARGE loop) with a Quarter Wave vertical. No tricks, no frills. Just hard data – and your ears
Antenna
10 Element Triple Monobander 80/40/20m – OptiBeam
OptiBeam OB804020 10 Element Triple Monobander 80/40/20m Bands 80 / 40 / 20 Gain (dBd) * 3,8 / 4,8 / 8,4 … Read more
An end fed half wave cage antenna. How much wider bandwidth does it provide?
Another comparison between a single wire and a cage arrangement. This time on the end fed half wave antenna. Read more
The InLogis/Pixel Active Magnetic Loop Antenna Now Available Exclusively at DX Engineering
Amateur Radio operators have relied on the RF-PRO-1B Active Magnetic Loop Antenna for decades. Now, it is manufactured and sold exclusively by DX Engi… Read more
Can Adding a Metal Mast Disrupt an Antenna?
“Stacy Pharis, KI5MIT, has a homebrew antenna very similar in concept to the DX Commander, all held up by a tree. She wants to know if using a m… Read more
Solid Delta loop for 20m band
Delta loop Antenna Boom length: about 7m, projection on the ground 4m per arm Mounts on mast from 40 to 50mm, 60mm optional. suggested height at least… Read more
New Hy-Gain Dual Band 4 Element 6/4m
DB-46M8EL New Hy-Gain Dual Band 4 Element 6/4m Yagi Designed by Justin Johnson G0KSC renowned antenna designer and known for his LFA and other uniqu… Read more
Kite antenna for 160-10m – Oceania DX Contest
“Testing a kite antenna for HF during the Oceania DX Phone Contest on Oct 3, 2010 at Tania Park, Balgowlah Heights, Sydney. The Rokkaku kite eas… Read more
Review
IC-7610 Technical Report Vol. 2 (English Version)
IC-7610 Technical Report, which explains the RF direct sampling system and RMDR used in the IC-7610. You can find the Technical Report here: http:/… Read more
ADALM PLUTO Frequency Expansion Modification Plus CPU Cores
“Here we take a look at the ADALM-PLUTO frequency expansion modification to give us 70 MHz through to 6GHz. Mine actually went as low as 46MHz!!… Read more
Elecraft – Dayton Hamvention
2022 saw the return of the Dayton Hamvention and also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world’s largest ham radio trade show. Ham Radio Out… Read more
Metal Ham Shack – Issues and Improvements
Art, W9SOL, wants to know if his steel building will cause issues with his radio’s performance or improve its performance? Read more
My Wife Bought More Radio Gear On Wish and Ali Express
My wife surprised me at the end of 2020 with a new random box of goodies from Wish and AliExpress. Today we unbox some of these ODD radios and radio a… Read more
Baofeng UV-9R TP 18-watt Power Testing | UV9R Plus HT
Baofeng UV-9R TP 18-watt HT Ham Radio Unboxing and power testing – let’s see if this 18-watt HT does what it is advertised to do! Read more
Review of the MFJ-1835 Cobweb Antenna
MFJ Cobweb Antenna For restricted spaces, 5-Bands: 20/17/15/12/10 Meters . . . Restricted space spoiling your operating fun? MFJ Cobweb puts… Read more
Equipment
R&S®EM100XT Digital Compact Receiver
EM100XT Digital Compact Receiver Compact radiomonitoring from 9 kHz to 7.5 GHz. Weather proof IP67 Key Facts Same functionality as R&S®EM100 IP 67… Read more
Kenwood TS-990S HF/6m Flagship Base Station Being Built
Kenwood TS-990S HF/6m Giving you a rare glimpse behind the scenes at Kenwood’s Communications Division factory at Yamagata, in northern Japan,… Read more
Portable Solar Power, Samlex Foldable Solar Panel, Off-Grid Emergency Electricity
Portable Solar Power, Samlex Foldable Solar Panel, Off-Grid Emergency Electricity The Samlex 135 watt portable solar panel with included charge contro… Read more
Comet Antenna Analyzer CAA-500
Antenna Analyzer Commercial Grade SWR/Impedance Analyzer Range: 1.8 – 500MHz (including 222MHz band) Check antenna installations in seconds Det… Read more
Kenwood TS-890 – Instruction Manual
The Kenwood® TS-890S transceiver made its world debut at the 2018 Hamvention® in Xenia, Ohio. It features full down conversion receiver with h… Read more
Hi-Z Antennas Shack Switch 2 SS2
Hi-Z Antennas Shack Switch 2 is a modern array direction selection console with an easy to use, large manually operated knob with a continuous rotatio… Read more
DU3500AL Automatic Tuner by HA8DU
DU3500AL Automatic Tuner by HA8DU Frequency range : 1,8-30MHz Matching range : max power 5:1 SWR 1,8MHz 35 ohm – 150 ohm 3,5MHz … Read more
Kenwood TS-990S
Kenwood TS-990S Key Features HF/50MHz Flagship Base Station 200 watts output from 50V FET Push-pull PA stage +40dBm Intercept Point RX Main RX… Read more
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