Jim Mayercak WX8J is getting kids into ham radio.  Talking to Astronauts on the ISS, talking with the Pope, and more!

 

For all hams who are restricted to using indoor antennas, take a look.

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There are times when you may need more gain than the standard J-Pole antenna. With twice the gain of a standard J-Pole antenna, the 2-meter Slim Jim antenna is a J-Pole on steroids! The Slim is an end-fed folded dipole antenna that has a gain of 6 dbi and a nice low RF take off angle. This makes the 2 Meter Slim Jim antenna a great solution for repeater sites, data and packet stations, APRS, and even everyday communications. I like to use my Slim Jim antenna for running emergency weather nets as the increased gain gives me a nice strong signal into the repeater and also makes it easier to capture weak stations on simplex if I need to listen to them on the repeater input frequency.

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