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National Volunteer Week continues by highlighting the American Radio Relay League, which is the national association for Amateur Radio in the United States. Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies. Ham radio operators serve our communities when storms or other disasters damage critical communication infrastructure, including cell towers, and wired and wireless networks. Amateur radio can function completely independently of t

4.7K views · 149 reactions | What is "easy DX?" Dave Casler, KEØOG, discusses working DX with a small/low power station and goes into what working "easy DX" entails in the following video on our YouTube channel: : youtube.com/watch?v=s_umXdCN-wY ➡️What tips do you have for working DX? | ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio | Facebook

What is Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) and how does it impact your amateur radio antenna system? ARRL Antenna Book for Radio Communications, 25th Edition https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/arr-1762 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/arr-1588 Understanding SWR by Example https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/q1106037.pdf SWR Reference Chart and SWR Calculator https://www.dxengineering.com/techarticles/verticalantennainfo/swr-reference-chart-an