J-Pole scanner antennas

The J-Pole antenna is an excellent choice for a low cost scanner antenna that is capable of picking up signals from a wide range of frequencies. Many scanner aficionados prefer the discone antenna, but the J-Pole has some distinct advantages over discones for scanner...

Painting the J-Pole Antenna

I get a lot of questions about the 2 meter copper J-Pole antenna related to painting it.  Many users have different reasons why they would want to paint the J-Pole antenna, but the majority of reasons usually boil down to ways in which to hide the antenna, make it a...

J-Pole survives the blizzard of 2010

Today we’re busy digging out from the one of the biggest snow storms of the season. On Saturday the upper Midwest received anywhere from 9 to 20 inches of snow in a 24 hour period. Once the snow stopped falling, the wind picked up with 35 mph gusts and frigid...

Christmas antennas

My busiest time of year for selling antennas is actually the month of January. I think what happens is a lot of hams get new radios for Christmas and then realize that they need an antenna to go along with it. Instead of waiting until after you’ve received the...

J-Pole Antenna Holiday Schedule

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from KB9VBR! My antennas make great Christmas gifts and I will drop ship them to any US address. If you want your antenna shipped as a gift to a friend, just leave  me a note during the checkout process of who and where you want the...