Build your own roll-up Slim Jim Antenna for the 2 meter Ham Band

 

Here's a simple, inexpensive 2 meter Slim Jim Antenna for your emergency "go-kit."

In this video, Mike (K8MRD) takes us step-by-step through the design, building, testing, and use of this useful antenna system. The Slim Jim Antenna is lightweight and is perfect for both home station use and in the "field."

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Thanks for joining us today.

Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

Here are some comments from Mike (K8MRD):

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Chapters

Intro

0:00

Cutting Ladder Line

2:04

Soldering Wires

2:51

Feed Point

3:13

Preparing the pigtail

5:16

Soldering the pigtail

6:10

Drilling a hole for strain relief

6:45

Cutting out the shield

7:27

Transcript

Follow along using the transcript.