On Feb 12, 9:44*am, brian whatcott wrote:
A fellow I work with showed me his new antenna buy for his handy-talky.
A slim Jim. The punch line is low angle radiation boosting apparent
gain. * I bought one too. Under $30 with feeder and connector.

Brian w

My first homebrew antenna (and my first antenna other than the rubber
ducky that came with my handheld) was a Slim-Jim J-pole. You can make
them up for about $2 or so... 300Ù television ribbon cable, some coax,
and a connector. There are a few construction guides on the 'net, and
I can vouch for their performance.