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Rick W5RH


On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM Daniel Poirot via BVARC <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I have questions! Is there any Slim Jim experience out there???
>
> I have built an assortment of 2 meter antennas - dipole, 1/4 wave ground
> plane, 3 element Yagi, J pole - they are all fabulous and work as expected.
>
> My two Slim Jim’s have let me down. I built one with 1/2” copper pipe and
> one from 450 Ohm ladder line. Both ended up with crazy SWR and impedance
> that is all over the place.
>
> I am using community accepted sites for calculators.
>
> I have every expectation that I have fouled them both!!!
>
> Thank you,
> 73
> Dan KJ5IZK
>
>
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