Fara-J fabric J-pole for 2m/70cm

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KL7MJ
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Fara-J fabric J-pole for 2m/70cm

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I saw a video for this antenna the other day https://vfcomms.com/shop/antenna/fara-j-antenna/
I've been building and using J-poles for over 30 years, and my favorite travel antenna for 2m/70cm was a J-pole made out of 300 Ohm twinlead. This is now my favorite travel antenna for my HT.
The price listed on the website is $70, but I built one for about $20 with faraday tape and ribbon that I bought online.
So far, it works great! I definitely am able to reach repeaters that I couldn't before, and it rolls up into a tiny roll, maybe 2"x4"x1" - the RG-174 coax that I use with it is a larger bundle.
If anyone is looking for a J-pole for their go kit, this is a great idea!

Mike, KL7MJ

P.S> Here are the SWR plots for 2m and 70cm:
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