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Improving the SMA-F connector caps
It’s interesting how sometimes small side effects can add up over time to be a real problem. Recently I’ve had a couple of concerning support requests which led me to start taking some measurements, and I discovered something concerning: our SMA-F connector covers have been gradually changing over time, slowly enough that I had not noticed until it started being an issue for a few customers.
Continue readingTue, Jan 30, 2018
2017 Black Friday sale - all antennas 25% off
From Friday, Nov 24 through Monday, Nov 27, 2017, SignalStuff will be running a Black Friday sale with all antennas 25% off!
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Happy World Amateur Radio day!
In honor of this day we are offering free shipping on all orders to anywhere from today (April 18) through Friday, April 21, 2017.
Continue readingTue, Apr 18, 2017
Choosing the correct antenna connector for your radio
It seems we have not so far done a very good job of helping people figure out which connector is which, so this is a handy guide to help you figure out which antenna connector you need!
Continue readingMon, Aug 15, 2016
What kind of gain do the Signal Sticks have?
Questions about antenna gain
Probably the question I get asked most is “what kind of gain do the signal sticks have”, and “why don’t you list gain on the site?” I have answered many people individually, but it comes up often enough that I figured I should probably write up an explanation.
Continue readingMon, Jul 4, 2016
Using 3d printing to improve the Super-Elastic Signal Stick
One challenge with a project like these antennas is that we are constantly looking for ways to improve on our previous designs. The reason this is a challenge is that often when we develop an improvement which has significant advantages it also changes the appearance of the antenna, which both creates the possibility that people will not like the change and creates a transitory period where people expect the product to remain constant but we have some stock of the old and some of the new.
That said, we’ve been experimenting with a 3d printer and have started producing covers for the antenna and anti-eye-pokers (that’s a highly technical term) for the tips. Here are some pictures of what the new antennas look like:
Continue readingWed, Jan 27, 2016
SMA male antennas are back in stock
Thanks in part to several hams in Utah and Salt Lake counties who assisted, we now have SMA male antennas back in stock. I have black and yellow in my hand right now, but red and blue antennas will be done in about four hours; not in time to ship today (Jan 1), but does mail run today anyway? =] They’ll be ready to ship tomorrow, and our stock will build up as we finish applying the final two steps of antenna construction.
Continue readingFri, Jan 1, 2016
Cyber-Monday sale
Just for kicks and grins, we decided to join the whole “Cyber-Monday” thing. So, today only (Monday, Nov 30 2015) all of our antennas are 25% off. That’s right, $15 / each instead of $20 / each!
Continue readingMon, Nov 30, 2015