About Us

My name is Ryan, and I’m the guy behind Big Kansas Coil, LLC.    My family and I, including our dog and cat, enjoy living in Kansas as you might be able to guess from the business name. 

Big Kansas Coil antenna was born of a project started in June 2023 and has gone through many revisions on its way to where it is now.  I wanted to make a lightweight portable vertical antenna that could handle 100w of a standard HF rig and be capable of tuning to 20-80m with a 102” whip.

This antenna was going to be for my personal Parks On The Air antenna and for some friends that wanted a portable vertical antenna in a small space that was lightweight and small.  After investing significant amounts of money in materials and making numerous changes, I concluded that if it was useful to me, it might also be useful to others. 

April 15, 2024 I created the domain bigkansascoil.com and have been going ever since. 

I sent out a couple of them to You Tube amateur radio people looking for feedback and KB9VBR was gracious enough to test it for me and did a great review that really started it moving forward. 

I don’t like using or buying Junk and I try very hard to not make junk.  If you have a problem with anything you get from me, please give me the opportunity to make it right. 

I utilize 3d printing for the equipment I make and have been a 3d printing nerd for years.  The coil antennas are made from Nylon 6 or Nylon 12 and are either Glass Filled or Carbon Fiber filled depending on the part.  This gives great durability and temperature resistance and the ability to leave it in the hot car all summer or out in the desert sun while keeping the strength needed to work. 

I enjoy solving problems and giving people a way to enjoy amateur radio, hopefully something of mine can help make your amateur radio journey just a little bit easier and better.  If you have or are planning on purchasing anything from Big Kansas Coil; Thank You for your support of my product and my family.