How to make a 2 meter band tape antenna-lightweight, portable fun.

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You don't have to buy an expensive, commercially-made antenna to enjoy the 2 meter amateur radio band.

According to Ben Eadie (VE6SFX), all you need is some "duck" (duct) tape, some copper foil, a few connectors, and some coax feedline to join the group on your local repeater.

This fun project results in a portable, effective antenna that can be used at home or in the field for POTA/SOTA operations.

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5itl1uWGtU.

Thanks for joining us today.

Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA).

Here are some comments from Ben (VE6SFX):

Amateurfunk VHF UHF Antenne J-Pol Antenne J-Pole Antenne 2 m Antenne 70 cm Antenne 144 MHz Antenne 430 MHz Antenne Portabel Antenne Leichtbau Antenne Kompakte Antenne Mobilfunk Amateurfunk Notfunk SOTA POTA Selbstbau Antenne Experimentelle Antennen Serious range. Stupid small. Meet the lightest VHF/UHF antenna you’ll ever use: https://vfcomms.com/ Support me here:   / hamradiorookie   Duck tape, copper foil tape, and a way to connect to it can make for a amazing J-pole antenna for ham radio. John Portune's videos relating to this: https://www.youtube.com/live/Qs1gHVfi... https://www.youtube.com/live/7MA4dIla... John Portune's book on slot antennas (including foil antennas) https://amzn.to/3M1SIcL J-Pole Calculator: https://m0ukd.com/calculators/slim-ji... Materials used. Duck Tape: https://amzn.to/46NY7MN Copper Foil tape: https://amzn.to/45r8K6Q BNC connector: https://amzn.to/48OvmRN Wire: https://amzn.to/3ZSqvv1 Coaxial cable: https://amzn.to/45t1KX8 Oh and for the question that will come up it is DUCK not DUCT:    • Duck(t) Tape: the World's Most Useful Tool.   アマチュア無線 VHF UHF アンテナ Jポールアンテナ Jポール 144MHz アンテナ 430MHz アンテナ 2m 70cm アンテナ 軽量アンテナ ポータブルアンテナ 非常用アンテナ 登山 無線 POTA SOTA 布製アンテナ フレキシブルアンテナ コンパクトアンテナ 移動運用 非常用通信

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