J-Pole Antenna for Enhanced Weather Radio Reception! Unboxing & First Tests
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- *I'm sorry if this video is a little hard to watch, as I'm pretty tired today and this is my first time filming something so big it doesn't fit in the regular frame.
*Importantly: Here is the link to North East Georgia EAS's new channel, where he plans to reupload all his videos (I'm glad I don't have to hurry to archive them!): / @dockerywx
I can't believe how well it works! This is one of my best buys ever. It sadly doesn't pull anything out of channel 4 yet, but it seems like if something is just barely there, this antenna makes it usable, which is going to make my hobby of recording distant alerts a lot easier. Please stay tuned for future updates and better tests!
(Originally recorded on June 1, 2024.)
Wow, that’s cool. That should get you good with reception
Yep! Thanks!
Glad to see a video with it being demonstrated! Was looking into getting one for myself for my NOAA Receivers for my endecs! Great video!
Thanks, that’s awesome! I haven’t found very many videos on it (at all), so I’m glad to see I’m meeting my goal of making new and helpful resources.
How do I get one?
They have a website, which you can find by searching for “j-pole antenna KB9VBR”. I can’t post a link to it because of UA-cam deleting comments with links.
There’s a website made by the guy that makes these, which can be found by searching for “KB9VBR Weather band j-pole”. Sorry for the late response, but apparently, UA-cam deleted my first one.
Huge waste for a receive only antenna that is not even tuned for the frequency.
Congrats to the seller for getting you to part with your money though.
Not tuned for the frequency but yet it is working for his needs? Doesn't sound like a waste to me
When safety is concerned, especially with something as generalized as NOAA Weather Radio, adequate functionality is extremely important.
In cases where the receiver’s location is too far from the transmitter to typically work at all, this antenna does a fantastic, industry-leading job at pulling in weak signals.
Receive-only is a property all antennas for the NOAA Weather Band share; it is illegal for anyone except NOAA to transmit on their frequencies.
This antenna is tuned perfectly to the NOAA Weather/Public Service Band, actually. J-poles may have some different calculations from most other antennas, using k ow and can’t find any specifics, but it matches perfectly with the lengths given by an online J-pole calculator I found.
So, for a piece of equipment like this, the cost is entirely justified. Due to NOAA’s relatively low budget, they can’t maintain enough transmitters to perfectly cover all areas of the country with good signal, so it’s up to the end users to have equipment that’s up to the task of receiving NWR’s signals (especially since signal can never be guaranteed in some places, like deep basements or mountain ranges). Products like this can easily be overpriced, but in this case, especially since it’s truly made to last, it’s definitely worth every penny and the time it takes to set it up.
@@SouthernWXMedia Then splurge 1/10 the $$$ for a proper antenna that will get even better NOAA Weather Radio reception.
Do a little studying about how antennas work, befriend an HAM radio operator and get a better antenna for 1/10 the cost.
Halfwave J-Pole antenna that is tuned to the NOAA Weather Radio band can be made with 72 inches of wire. Large diameter elements (pipe) is not needed and a waste for receive. That is for handling transmit power. Huge waste for receiving NOAA Weather Radio.
Much better antenna for NOAA Weather Radio band can be had for much less money.
@@BudgetStreamers You obviously don't have much understanding of antenna operation. If you didn't you'd understand that he spent way more for less.
@@RazorStrap You don't seem to grasp the idea of that if it works for him, whats the problem? Literally you are making a big stink because someone bought something to use that works for them but you are somehow unhappy. This is a good option for people who does not know much about antennas and such. $50 is not bad for a pre-built antenna that does what it is designed to do. And I do have understanding of antenna operations, but thanks for assuming that I don't. You must be one of them old Ham members that just likes to think he knows all and is better than everyone else.