by Michael Martens | Dec 24, 2012 | News
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from KB9VBR J-Pole Antennas. May your holiday season be filled with peace and joy and plenty of rare DX. Did you get a new radio for the holidays? Don’t forget the antennas. The KB9VBR 2 meter J-Pole antenna or 2 Meter Slim Jim...
by Michael Martens | Dec 20, 2012 | Antennas, News, Scanner
I woke up this morning to find the car like this. Fortunately the snow is pretty light and fluffy, but the winds are expected to pick up in the afternoon and we’ll have falling temps and drifting snow. I measured just under 8 inches of snow at 10:30am this...
by Michael Martens | Dec 18, 2012 | Antennas
We are proud to assemble and manufacture our J-Pole and Slim Jim antennas right here in the United States. Ok, I’ll admit we are a cottage industry and no where near the size of company that could justifiably move overseas. But rebuilding our economy starts at...
by Michael Martens | Dec 12, 2012 | Amateur Radio, Antennas, Scanner
Severe weather doesn’t just happen in the spring and summer. For much of the US, as the temperatures turn cold, winter weather is a real threat. Although we usually don’t have the sudden onslaught of severity that a line of thunderstorms can bring, a...
by Michael Martens | Dec 2, 2012 | News
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Did you know that a J-Pole antenna makes a great Christmas gift? Why now give a good antenna to that new ham in your life. Order online and I will drop ship them to any US address. Wouldn’t you love to see a KB9VBR J-Pole...
by Michael Martens | Nov 29, 2012 | Antennas, emcomm
IRLP, or the Internet Radio Linking Project is a VOIP service that allows repeaters and simplex nodes to link via the Internet. Unlike Echolink, which uses a software and web based interface to utilize the connected repeaters, the IRLP interface is purely radio to...
by Michael Martens | Nov 25, 2012 | Amateur Radio, emcomm, GMRS, MURS
Communicating off the grid, or without the use of conventional methods such as landline, cell phones, Internet, or WiFi can be a challenging prospect. You might ask why forgoing convention when the infrastructure and technology is ubiquitous. If you think about it,...
by Michael Martens | Nov 17, 2012 | 2 meter, Antennas, News
Thank you N7JVT for the unsolicited testimonial for the KB9VBR 2 meter J-Pole Antenna. 08 Nov 2012 Dear Mike KB9VBR: A few months back, I procured one of your J Pole antennas. When I opened the box I was a little skeptical of what I had bought. It took some time to...
by Michael Martens | Nov 11, 2012 | Amateur Radio, emcomm, GMRS, MURS
There’s a lot a talk going around about being prepared for disasters, either manmade or natural. The recent superstorm on the East Coast has reinforced this fact the natural disasters can cause large scale disruptions in communications infrastructure....
by Michael Martens | Nov 4, 2012 | 2 meter, Amateur Radio, ARES/RACES, emcomm
Congratulations on being a member of your local ARES/RACES emergency communications group. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a great component of amateur radio and allows ham radio operators the opportunity to provide a valuable public service to their community....
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