Build your own roll up Slim Jim Antenna for the 2 meter ham band.
If you need a simple, effective, inexpensive 2 meter portable antenna for home or field use, then this roll up Slim Jim Antenna from Mike (K8MRD) will be a welcome addition to your emergency "go-kit." Mike takes you step-by-step through the design, construction, testing, and use of this valuable VHF antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igHQ3EsE5Bk. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Mike (K8MRD): This is a really easy, fun antenna to build. If you are new to Amateur Radio, or just want an easy to deploy 2 Meter antenna for out in the field, this is a great project. Here is the link to the antenna calculator I used. Be sure to scroll down a bit to see the diagram of the 70 MHz Slim Jim constructed with 450 Ohm Balanced Feeder. The build is the same, we're just changing lengths to make it for 146 MHz. I also changed the ...