Ham Radio 6 min read Move Over FT8 Theres a New Digital Mode Built for Speed FT8 works great when signals are weak, but when the band is hot and the pileup is packed, all that waiting around costs you. FT2 is the speed mode built to fix that. Read More →
Projects 4 min read It's Alive A Classic CB Shell With a Modern Brain A dead CB radio from the 70s gets a secret brain transplant and now it does things its designers never dreamed of. Read More →
Gear 4 min read Building a 20M Portable Vertical Whip from AliExpress Parts I built a complete 20-meter portable vertical whip for $23 using AliExpress parts, and it kept up with my permanent antenna better than I expected Read More →
Antennas 4 min read Best Coaxial Cables for Portable Ham Radio Operations Dragging your rig into the wild? Pick the coax that keeps your portable signal from dying in the feedline. Read More →
Gear 4 min read Is the Radioddity HF 009 the Best Portable HF Antenna for Field Operations Is the Radioddity HF-009 a good portable HF vertical for field use? Yes, and real-world testing shows it absolutely holds its own Read More →
Antennas 4 min read How Many Ground Radials Do You Really Need for Your HF Antenna Ground radials are the hidden half of your HF vertical. Here’s how many actually matter before the gains flatten out. Read More →