Build your own roll up slim jim antenna
If you need a simple, lightweight antenna for the 2 meter Amateur Radio band, then this "Slim Jim" project from K8MRD is for you. The slim jim is easy to make and costs only a few dollars. The antenna is perfect for portable, emergency, and field operations. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igHQ3EsE5Bk This is post 2782 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some comments from K8MRD: This is a really easy antenna to build. Wether 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 velocity factor to .9 https://m0ukd.com/calculat