QRP ham radio is basically about doing more with less. Instead of seeing a 5-watt power limit as a handicap, QRP operators turn it into an exciting challenge. This approach to ham radio has been around since the early 1920s, attracting operators who love making contacts with minimal power—sometimes as low as 100 milliwatts or … Read more
There are a few full ham radio brands or manufactures, and then there are some who build designs from other people, and then there are some who actually buy radios made by someone else and slap their own stickers on them. The question is, who is doing what, and does it matter? I want to … Read more
Learning how to tune an antenna is important because a poorly tuned antenna can reflect nearly 50% of your radio’s power back into your equipment. This knowledge proves crucial for anyone who uses radio equipment – amateur radio operators, CB communicators, or professionals. Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) measures your antenna’s efficiency. The measurement shows how … Read more
You can get into digital mobile radio for very little these days, and talk to people around the world without needing fancy equipment or big outdoor antennas. That’s pretty amazing when you think about it. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute created DMR back in 2005, and it’s completely changed what’s possible with ham radio. I’ve … Read more