by Michael Martens | Jun 25, 2012 | 2 meter, Amateur Radio, Antennas, emcomm, News
Well, another Field Day is in the bag. This year our club pulled out all the stops and showed the community what amateur radio and Field Day is all about. Setting up in a large public park in the Wausau area, the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association not only had their...
by Michael Martens | Jun 22, 2012 | Amateur Radio, emcomm, News
ARRL Field Day, always the 4th full weekend in June is fast approaching. Starting at 19:00UTC on Saturday June 23, 2012 and running for 24 hours, over 10,000 amateur radio operators in the US and Canada will be on the air looking for contacts. Field Day is a big...
by Michael Martens | Jun 6, 2012 | Amateur Radio, News
It’s a good thing when two hobbies intersect. Last night our amateur radio club met out at the location where we will be holding our Field Day event to do some planning and logistics. Gary, WD9CPY graciously offered to bring his telescope so we would also have a...
by Michael Martens | May 24, 2012 | News
At KB9VBR J-Pole Antennas we’ve overhauled our website and added a new shopping cart and merchant system. A new merchant system doesn’t sound like a big deal, but for our customers it means faster, easier checkout and increased security and reliability....
by Michael Martens | May 14, 2012 | Amateur Radio, News
This weekend marks the open of the 2012 Dayton Hamvention. The Hamvention is the world’s largest amateur radio exposition and flea market covering hundreds of acres in and around the six buildings of the Hara Arena in Dayton Ohio. This year’s Hamvention is...
by Michael Martens | Apr 27, 2012 | Amateur Radio, News
April 27 marks the birthday of Samuel F.B. Morse, the inventor of a single-wire telegraph system and co-creator of Morse Code. Thanks to his efforts, communications systems worldwide increased in speed exponentially. Morse still has a visible mark on today’s...
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