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 | 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 10, 2012 | 2 meter, Amateur Radio, Marine, Railroad, VHF
Here’s a common, and sometimes confusing, question that I get asked: “Do I need to do any special tuning, or need a tuner for my J-Pole antenna?” The easy answer to this question is: No. Now for a little background to the answer. The J-Pole and Slim...
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...
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