[TMRA] J pole antenna article

[Steve Bellner]

Recently I have been privileged to meet newly licensed Hams on the air.I 
am impressed by their willingness to learn and duplicate the operating 
standards set by seasoned hams.

During a recent net the Net Control Station (NCS) shared that some 
stations signals were inadequate because they were using an HT with a 
rubber duck. I myself had no trouble copying the stations even though 
the signals were marginal into the repeater.

If you are operating using an HT you may want to consider using a better 
antenna such as the one I have listed below. I currently use this 
antenna as an inside antenna. It is easily deployable in the field and 
works better than a cookie sheet mounted¼ wave mag mount. You can hang 
it in the window and it performs quite well.

If you are considering operating in the field or from inside your home 
this antenna has more gain than a ¼ waveantenna. For what you get the 
price is quite reasonable… less than $30.00

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*These antennas are called Slim Jims and they pack a lot of punch but do 
not unpack your wallet.*

*These Antennas are available for a number of bands and with a wide 
variety of connectors. *

*Some great uses for these antennas are:*

  * Camping
  * Hiking
  * Emergency Communications
  * Survivalist Kits
  * Apartments
  * HOA Communities
  * Hotels / Travel
  * Scanners
  * And much more

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*Basically anywhere you can hang this guy up you are on the air!*

Build your own, go to this web page:

http://www.n9tax.com/Slim%20Jim%20Info.html

Handmade Slim Jim Antenna's by N9TAX

Let me start by saying that since discovering the slim jim antenna 
design I have really come to respect these antennas. The design uses a 
matching system like a j-pole antenna. This is called the j integrated 
match (jim) the antenna itself is very slim hence the name Slim Jim. 
Designs for these antennas date back to the early 1930's the best I can 
tell. I have found them in QST magazine as far back as the 1940's.

To purchase one of these go to this web page:

http://www.2wayelectronix.com/