Local Community Radio Act of 2009 Passes

This past weekend both the House and the Senate passed the Local Community Radio Act of 2009. This bill allows for the construction and operation of Low Power FM or LPFM community based radio stations. The stations will still need to be licensed by the FCC and their...

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...

The J-Pole as a low power radio antenna

J-Pole antennas are an excellent choice as a low power amateur radio antenna. But the all copper J-pole antennas will work great with both low power and high power radios. In fact the 2 meter model will handle 250 watts or more of power. But the antennas really shine...

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...