A so-called random wire antenna is an end fed antenna. As typically installed, it is a compromise antenna but great for portable use because it is easy to pack and easy to install. One end goes ...

A so-called random wire antenna is an end fed antenna. One end goes straight into the rig, often with no feedline, and the other end in the air attached to something as high as you can find, as ...

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 ...

Hams Doing Public Service? Please. The following is in response to Radio World coverage of the Hamvention (“Amateur Event Continues to Pack ’Em In,” Aug. 1) and Dan Thomas’s enthusiastic letter to the ...

Rick Lindquist drove down a street in a New York City suburb, ignoring the snow swirling around his car and twirling the dial on the ham radio mounted to the side of his dashboard. The radio picked up ...