--By Robert Gulley K4PKM Power supplies have come a long way since I started in amateur radio, and the behemoths of old are quickly being replaced with smaller, more efficient, switching power supplies. I know, I know – those of us who have been around long before these little units...

--By Moleculo Radioddity recently contacted me, asking if I'd like to take a look at the new version of their portable HF antenna package, the HF-010. I'm a sucker for portable antennas because my favorite way to operate is in the great outdoors, even if it means just going to...

--Danny Davis The Radioddity HF-010 is the successor to the HF-009, one of the more popular portable verticals in the ham radio world. At $239, it covers 80 through 6 meters, packs into a carrying case, and ships with nearly everything you need to get on the air. On paper,...

--ByIan Poole Looking for an affordable iambic key? Read our hands-on review of the Xiegu VK6 Morse paddle, covering its build quality, adjustability, and performance for portable and shack use. Recently I was sent a Xiegu VK6 iambic Morse paddle to review by Radioddity, an international online amateur radio sales...

--By E.T. Bryant The GPA 100-watt power amplifier may seem to be just another power amplifier, but it is much more. It is a high-performance linear amplifier that will allow you to select amateur bands from 1.8 to 54 MHz. There is smart cooling, which will activate the internal fan...

--By Danny Davis If you like operating portable, you know half the battle is just getting an HF antenna on the air quickly without hauling a whole truck bed of gear. The Radioddity HF-009 promises a complete grab-and-go vertical that you can stick in the ground, tune with a simple...

--By Danny Davis This classic CB radio was dead. Not “maybe it needs a recap” dead. It was the kind of dead where the sane move is to take what you can for parts and stop wasting time. I did not make the sane move. I opened it up, pulled...

--By Robert Gulley K4PKM *First published in the January issue of The Spectrum Monitor and used with permission The Radioddity DB50-B is a 2-meter/440-MHz multiband radio with built-in GPS and APRS/KISS TNC/ Bluetooth capabilities, in a very compact package. Control of the radio is performed through the handheld microphone, and/or...