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Review Summary For : Slim Jim portable 2 meter antenna by N9TAX
Reviews: 47MSRP: 19.99
Description:
Portable, efficient, high quality antenna for two meters
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.2wayelectronix.com
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W5FUR Rating: 2024-11-28
Great 2m antenna! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
What's not to like about this antenna? It's easy to put up (and store when not in use, given how it rolls up), has a very low SWR across the entire 2 meter band, and will let you hit all your local repeaters with only around 2 watts or so going into it. If you don't feel like making your own Slim Jim, this is a fine option. The built-in choke is also a massive plus. I would recommend getting N9TAX's antenna hook with this as well--it makes putting the antenna up even simpler.
K6SDW Rating: 2023-03-06
FB fer portable use Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I tape mine to a fishing pole and I'm on the air in minutes. Great idea..

73
KD2HCU Rating: 2023-03-06
A very handy antenna Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I bought this antenna several years ago as my first antenna to use with a HT. Living in a condo townhouse this was a nice antenna to place in the attic, basically just fit in the height available. I have since replaced it with a small vertical, but always carry it in my car. Its very good in the field, I tie on a rope and throw it over a branch and get excellent performance.
KN6VYP Rating: 2023-03-06
I was so impressed with the VHF/UHF, I bought GMRS/MURS Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Long story short. Hung 15 feet from a redwood limb and 50 watts full quieting QSO through the Brookings,OR repeater 107 miles distance as the crow flies from QTH in Rio Dell, CA. It will be in the go box after I stand my 8' 5/8 dual band vertical. I bought the GMRS/MURS, as it's the perfect antenna to use for cross band repeat of my TYT TH-9800. Added unlocked Retevis RT85 HTs for camp or emcomm.
KI5FKE Rating: 2020-12-04
Great Antenna! Use it as my base station antenna for now. Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I currently reside at an apartment complex and wanted an antenna that I can use indoors; didn't want to use a mag-mount. This is a great antenna to use! I own three of them as of 12-3-20. I'm able to reach a repeater in a neighboring county and two in the county east of my location.
KJ7HYQ Rating: 2020-10-19
Excellent, could not recommend highly enough Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I've only used this thing a few times so far, and I'm certainly very new to the hobby and might not know what to look for, but I'm able to work repeaters almost fifty miles away on a 1 watt HT in less-than-ideal conditons, and that really impresses me. I went from not being able to talk to my local town repeater with my whip to being able to work repeaters all over. The build quality is very nice and the connector is quality. The antenna requires very little extra to set up, just a rope and some ingenuity. It folds up very neatly and is lightweight enough to be an ideal hiking antenna. If you're a beginner like me looking for an easy to use antenna that will give you excellent results then this might be just the antenna for you, and I would bet that the more advanced users would love it too.

Overall, this antenna is a great performer and you can't beat it for the price, I highly recommend it
M0VNG Rating: 2020-05-24
Fantastic Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I've had experience of these quite some years ago, and recently took possession of two of the dual band 16ft coax versions fitted with an SMA.
One was hauled up a fibreglass mast for the full length to unroll from a height of 20ft, and connected to a Wouxun handheld. From a suburban location on 5w, it hit two repeaters on 2m some 23 and 39 miles away no problem (we have no currently active 70cms locally) and my QTH is not on the top of a hill.
The power was then lowered to *1W* and it hit both again without any hesitation.
Brilliant for anyone who does emercom work etc, throw in the kit with some haul cord, and make sure to get it back if you lend to anyone. As always, excellent construction and attention to details. Everyone should have one of these.
KG7OTQ Rating: 2019-02-07
Great lightweight antenna. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Just received my Slim Jim from N9TAX, and after testing it on my analyzer, hooked it to a HT I had here, and was able to go into the local repeater (13 miles for me) with full quieting on 5w, not bad, considering I had it hanging from the wall about about 5 feet off the floor inside a house. The ferrite choke is a nice feature, and ladder line construction looks and feels well made. Can't beat it for the price!
W2ZF Rating: 2018-12-02
Great portable antenna Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I have two of these antennas - both dual-band 2m/70cm. Bought the first one when I was new to the hobby and needed something better on my hand-held to hit local repeaters. I keep it up in a tree about 20-' off the ground in the middle of NYC. It works like a champ. I am able to hit most repeaters in the area really well with some exceptions given that it is blocked by some of the buildings. That one has the 16' of coax and SMA connector. I bought a second one for a go-kit with a UHF connector. Can't recommend this antenna enough. It is very well-made and certainly worth the price.
KG9H Rating: 2018-04-26
Absolutely Great Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I purchased 3 of these from N9TAX, all worked out perfectly. After I tried them, I ran my antenna analyzer on them. All made specs and were identical in performance. Nice design, nice build. Thank you for your product.