Ham Radio 4 min read Your S Meter Is Lying to You What Hams Really Need to Know Most S meters lie! Learn how to decode yours for real-world signal reports and smarter station testing Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read Which RF Choke Works Best Coiled Coax Ferrite or Sleeve You've heard you need a choke on your feedline, but which one? oiled Coax vs Ferrite Beads vs Sleeve Chokes Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read What is WSPR The Ham Radio Tool That Maps Where Your Signal Goes See how WSPR turns your HF rig into a real-world propagation lab without buying any new hardware Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read WARC Bands Explained The Secret HF Frequencies Most Hams Ignore Discover why 30m, 17m, and 12m can quietly supercharge your HF DX game when the big bands are chaos Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read Choosing the Right Ferrite Toroid Mix for Choke Baluns Building a choke balun should not feel like guessing. Learn what each ferrite mix does so your HF chokes actually knock down common mode current Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read How to Contact the International Space Station Using Ham Radio A practical, down to earth guide to hearing and working the ISS with everyday ham radio gear Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read Top 3 Insane DXpeditions These three DXpeditions proved that sometimes the hardest part of working rare DX isn’t the pileup, it’s surviving the location Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read Can You Build a Working Ham Radio Antenna from Garage Junk Two hams, 30 minutes, one box of garage junk. Can they make it work Read More →
Ham Radio 6 min read Building a Wi-Fi Controlled Remote Antenna Switch with ESP32 A simple ESP32-based Wi-Fi antenna switch lets you select between up to four antennas remotely using a 4-relay board and SO-239 connectors, all controlled from your phone’s web browser. Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read Inside a Mobile Ham Shack What do you get when a ham turns an old ambulance into a fully off-grid mobile command center? Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read The Ultimate Guide to Emergency Radio Communications When disaster strikes, your smartphone becomes a $1000 paperweight, but these radio solutions keep you connected when it matters most Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read I Built a Solar Power System for Winter Field Day… But Almost Made a HUGE Mistake! I Almost Forgot This Critical Step When Setting Up Solar for Winter Field Day 2025! Read More →
Ham Radio 6 min read Big Upgrades for MY ATU 100 Antenna Tuner Discover the Radioddity CBL-561 Mobile Antenna for 10/11 meters, perfect for your mobile radio setup. Learn about its features, performance, and value for money. Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read How to Install and Use eQSL Creator by PA4R This guide will walk you through the steps to create and send eQSL cards using the free Ham Tools software by PA4R. Read More →
Ham Radio 4 min read Installing KD2C HI-Z IF Tap Board Not all transceivers are equipped with an IF output to support this feature. This is where the KD2C HI-Z IF Tap Board comes in handy. Read More →
Ham Radio 7 min read Kenwood TS-870 CAT Control If you want to interface it with software such as Log4OM, you’ll need to use a CAT (computer-aided tuning) cable. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the steps for TS-870 CAT control using OMNI-RIG. Read More →