We found an interesting tip that might just improve the performance of those small affordable handheld ham radios called a “Handy Talky” or HT for short in ham vernacular. [RadioHamGuy] posted an ...

POWAYPOWAY — Working to comply with federal guidelines and recent court decisions, the Poway City Council this week signaled its intent to ease restrictions on local ham radio antennas. At its Tuesday ...

6 Best HF Antennas for 2025 to Boost Your Ham Radio Signal Anywhere Links to the best HF Antennas are listed down below: 6. Moonraker Ltd GPA-80 5. DX Engineering XB-5 Hexx Beam HF Antenna 4. Foul ...

During Hurricane Katrina, the president of the United States wanted to confer with the mayor of New Orleans . However, all centralized communications systems, including military ones, were down. The ...

It is popular to blame new technology for killing things. The Internet killed newspapers. Video killed the radio star. Is FT8, a new digital technology, poised to kill off ham radio? The community ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — A crane helped put a new antenna and tower into place on top of the Loyola Science Center at the University of Scranton with some excited onlookers nearby. "We're going to get some ...

When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, some of my neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.

In 1972, Martin Jue was a young entrepreneur who decided to use his electrical engineering expertise to start a new business, MFJ Enterprises, in Starkville, his adopted hometown. The cottage industry ...