by Michael Martens | Sep 30, 2013 | Antennas, News
These blog posts are usually the result of questions I frequently get asked via email. Of course I love answering questions, but when I repeatedly get similar questions, I find it easier to make a blog post so I can explore the answers in more detail. A popular...
by Michael Martens | Sep 23, 2013 | LPFM, News
The early days of radio was a pretty wild time of experimentation. Back in the early teens, most stations were informally licensed, the Federal Government was granting experimental licenses at the time and didn’t start licensing commercial stations under after...
by Michael Martens | Sep 11, 2013 | News
The steamship SS Badger, a car ferry that runs from Manitowoc, WI to Ludington, MI, is set to sail this weekend carrying several amateur radio operators and equipment for the W8S special event station. Built in 1952 and first set sail in 1953, the Badger has provided...
by Michael Martens | Jan 1, 2013 | Amateur Radio, Antennas, News
While we are busily ushering in the new year, I took a bit of time to reflect on the blog on my site. What I found while going through the website statistics are the top 10 articles that people are viewing on this blog. I put quite a bit of information out here, so...
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...
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