Articles & Reviews

Articles published to date:

  • Frank M. Howell. 2026. “The Wave Caster.” Practical Wireless (April): 54-57.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2026. “The Random Copper Stick.” Practical Wireless (February): 38-41.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2026. “Delta Vee AutoLoop.” Practical Wireless (January): 46-49.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2025. “The EiffelTenna.” Practical Wireless (October): 24-26.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2025. “Is the Death of US AM Broadcast Radio Exaggerated?” The Spectrum Monitor Vol 12, No. 8 (August): 6-16.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2025. “AM radio’s death has been grossly exaggerated The gloomiest headlines about the medium are not justified.” Radioworld (September 24): 29.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2025. “Opportunities for S.M.A.R.T. Radio (Saturday Morning Amateur Radio Time) and Libraries (LiOTA) and Their Usage in the UK.” Radcom (May): 42-44.
  • Frank M. Howell 2024. “Transmit Quality Among Modern Transceivers (Pt I).” Practical Wireless (February): 24-26.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2024.”Transmit Quality Among Modern Transceivers (Pt II).” Practical Wireless (March): 64-66.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2024. “Transmit Quality Among Modern Transceivers (Pt III).” Practical Wireless (April): 48-49.
  • Frank M. Howell 2023. “Avoiding Getting Loopy Over HF Loops: Measure the Feedpoint Impedance First” Practical Wireless 2023 (March): 47-51.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2023. “New Tools for Using the Sherwood Tables for Transceiver Selection.” CQ Magazine. (January): 50-55.
  • Frank M Howell K4FMH. 2022. Stealth DX with a Cushcraft D4 Dipole in Your Attic. The Spectrum Monitor. February, pp. 29-32.
  • Frank M. Howell and Scott McIntosh. 2022. “On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution? Part I.” Radcom (July): 36-40.
  • Frank M. Howell and Scott McIntosh. 2022. “On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution? Part II.” Radcom (August): 76-78.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2022. “Need a Hand? Or Six?” Practical Wireless (May): 22-24.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2022 “Bandpass Filter for Crowded Setups: Build, Buy or a Little of Each?” CQ Magazine(July): 20-25.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2022. “Stealth DX with a Cushcraft D4 Dipole in Your Attic.” The Spectrum Monitor Vol. 9, No. 2 (February): 29-32.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2021. “Amateur Radio’s Lost Tribe: The ‘Blue-Collar Scholars’ Who Started it All.” The Spectrum Monitor Vol. 8, No. 10 (October): 7-12.
  • Scott Wright MD K0MD and Frank M. Howell PhD K4FMH. ARRL November Sweepstakes as a Gateway to Contesting. National Contesting Journal. September-October. 2021.
  • Frank M. Howell and Scott Wright. 2021. “Generational Changes in ARRL Contesting: Strategies and Data to Guide Contesting into the Future.” National Contesting Journal (September-October): 1-11.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2021. “The “Portable Operations Challenge” — an Experiment with Handicapped Scoring.” National Contest Journal Vol. 49, No. 5 (September-October): 3-8.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2020. “Aging and Radiosport: Part 1”. National Contest Journal Vol 48, No. 4 (July-August): 3-8.
  • Frank M. Howell. 2020. “Aging and Radiosport — Part 2”. National Contest Journal Vol 48, No. 5 (September-October): 3-6.