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colorful chart of US amateur radio bands

link to the classic ARRL chart

"With DXtreme Station Log, you can: * Use the DX Spot Checker™ to check Telnet-based DX Cluster and DXSpider spots to see whether you need to work the incoming stations! * Have the DX Spot Checker tune your radio to the frequency and mode of the desired spot!1 * Log the stations you work and retrieve the frequency and mode from your transceiver!1 * Determine immediately whether the amateur radio operator you worked is a registered user of ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW)!2 You can use this information to decide whether to send and request a paper QSL, or simply rely on the anticipated LoTW QSL for verification of the QSO. * Get callsign and address information from Buckmaster™ HamCall™ or HamCall.Net™!3 * Automatically obtain and save the Solar Flux, A-Index, and K-Index values in effect at the time of the QSO!4 You can run reports on this information later. * Import ADIF files using the included ADIF Import Utility! * Export log entries to ADIF files for uploading to the ARRL's Logbook of the World! * Record and maintain an audio archive of your QSOs! * Manage your outgoing and incoming QSLs ... including Logbook of the World QSLs! * Track the performance of your Amateur Radio station and FTP your Performance, Bands, and Stations reports to the Web automatically.5 FTPing your reports to the Web enables you to access your stats remotely. It also lets you show your friends how well you're doing! * Generate multi-QSO QSL labels automatically for cards being sent via an outgoing QSL bureau!6 * Back up your database, QSL imaging, and audio files to two locations automatically whenever you close the program!"

To make a long story short, DXtreme Station Log™ makes it fun to maintain your electronic logbook and manage your QSLs!

The goal was simple: Using the autotuner, tune the most number of bands with the highest efficiency on a doublet antenna. Getting the highest efficiency mandates the use of ladder line because SWR loss can be very high using coax on multiband antennas.

"A good rule of thumb is length in feet must equal 1.25 times the band in meters. The result is the minimum dipole length you can use without using a good matching system in, at, or near the antenna!"

Amazing multi-user, multifrequency Software radio. Amazing!

VHF and above SWR meter