by Michael Martens | Sep 7, 2012 | Antennas, News
Check out what landed on the mobile whip antenna on my car. Not sure if the dragon fly will increase my propagation, but I guess I can now officially say that I’m running a ‘bugcatcher.’
by Michael Martens | Aug 31, 2012 | Amateur Radio, Antennas, Land-Mobile, Reviews, Scanner
Help share the love of the J-Pole antenna. I just got a big shipment of business cards in and they don’t do me any good sitting in a box in my office. If you drop me your name and address via the contact form, I will personally mail out a handful of cards that...
by Michael Martens | Aug 29, 2012 | ARES/RACES, emcomm
I spotted this helmet at a flea market last week. It appears to be a standard issue white fiberglass Civil Defense helmet from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. I’m not sure it’s worth the $75 asking price, but a fine specimen none the...
by Michael Martens | Aug 26, 2012 | 2 meter, 6 Meter, Amateur Radio, Antennas, GMRS, UHF
A common perception of J-Pole antennas is that because of their design, they have a tendency to couple with large metal objects and buildings. This is true if you are attempting to mount a J-Pole along side a house with metal siding or a steel shed. But does this...
by Michael Martens | Aug 19, 2012 | 2 meter, Amateur Radio, Antennas, emcomm, GMRS, Land-Mobile, Scanner, UHF
How do you provide communications support for an event that involves over 1,600 motorcycles and thousands of spectators? With a dedicated ARES/RACES team and a slew of KB9VBR J-Pole antennas. On August 16-18, 2012, Marathon County ARES in conjunction with ARES/RACES...
by Michael Martens | Aug 11, 2012 | Antennas, Land-Mobile, Scanner
Our county is currently going through a process that is happening throughout the country. The FCC has mandated that public safety communication systems be switched over to narrow band and preferably digital communication modes. This switchover needs to be completed by...
by Michael Martens | Jul 29, 2012 | Amateur Radio, emcomm, Scanner
So, you want to get your ham radio license. Welcome and thank you for selecting amateur radio as a hobby. Ham radio operators are a widely varied group involved in a full range of activities. The great thing about ham radio is that their is something for just about...
by Michael Martens | Jul 22, 2012 | 2 meter, Amateur Radio, Antennas
Quick, what are the attributes of a good repeater antenna? Most people will come up with things like durability, low noise floor, high gain, low takeoff angle, etc. All of these are good things to look for in choosing an antenna for your repeater system. But have you...
by Michael Martens | Jul 12, 2012 | Amateur Radio, Antennas, Scanner
Great question I receive is how to split the signal from the antenna for two or more radios to use. If you live an area that doesn’t allow for multiple antennas to be installed, or have multiple radios that you would like to share a common antenna with, then...
by Michael Martens | Jul 8, 2012 | 2 meter, Amateur Radio, Antennas, News
KB9VBR J-Pole Antennas and Hamuniverse.com are giving away one of our popular 2 meter Slim Jim antennas. The two meter Slim Jim features 5db of gain and a low noise floor with its folded dipole design. This special drawing is on now through Saturday July 14, 2012. To...
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