Welcome. I passed my Foundation exam and got the callsign M3UKD on 4th Jan 2007. After operating as a Foundation Licencee for six months, I then took the Intermediate exam and passed in June 2007, and got the call 2EØUKD. I then took the advanced exam on 10th December 2007, and got the results on the 21st. Fortunately, I passed, and got the callsign MØUKD on 21st December 2007. I run an Icom IC-7400 from home, on 2m, and HF. Antennas are a Diamond X-300 mounted about 11 metres above ground for VHF/UHF, and a homemade carolina windom outside on HF. I also run 2 metres mobile with a Yaesu FT-2200, and portable with a Yaesu VX-7R, IC-706MKIIG or an FT-817ND. Thanks for visiting! John.
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Sai, VU2SGW  |
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 Tuesday, 9 February 2010 01:42
Nice info on each and everything. Will be trying slim jim antenna from your web page.
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João Costa, CT1FBF |
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Location:
Almada, Portugal |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 01:11
Very important site with much useful information, first-class job. The calcularts is great, the best you can find in Internet to J-pole and Slim Jim antennas, direct to my favorits.
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Daniel DL1OFC |
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Location:
JO52HR Germany |
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 19:02
Hello, nice Homepage... 73 from Germany de Daniel DL1OFC
[ www.dl1ofc.de]
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GIORGOS MICHALAKAKIS |
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LARISSA KM19EP |
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 13:34
SLIM JIM 
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steve /AA0NO |
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Location:
palm harbor Florida |
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 22:45
I really like your site & thanks for great reference info 
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John M3UIP |
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Location:
Grimsby. N.E.Lincolnshire |
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Wednesday, 6 January 2010 07:22
Really enjoyed ur site, when this white stuff disappears i shall be looking thro' the box to make the Caroliner Windom many thanks for all the info on ur site.. good dx and Best 73
Happy New Year 2010
John
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David Turney M0DKN |
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Location:
Smarden, Kent |
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Monday, 4 January 2010 10:39
Great site - interesting, informative , enjoyable.
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Germany Sylt |
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Location:
Westerland |
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 20:34
Ein Kompliment für diese tolle Seite.
Eigentlich bin ich durch Zufall darauf gestoßen und dachte mir,
einen netten Eintrag und viele Grüße zu hinterlassen.
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Vielleicht schauen sie mal auf meiner Homepage vorbei!
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Eric..G4JZR |
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Location:
Nr Chester |
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 13:58
Hi made up the 9-1 balun (unun) all went well except for 40m - 80m. 7.100mhz 2.8-1
R 28ohms...3.700mhz 7-1 R 3....MFJ analyzer. Any thoughts as to what went wrong!!. Thanks for a great site, 73 Eric G4JZR.
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Steve M0ZEH |
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 15:53
nice experiments youve done, found your site by chance looking for 1:1 balun.
73
Steve
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Jaime Ortiz KB7ZJF |
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Location:
San Manuel, Arizona |
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 03:47
Your website is awesome my friend..Keep up the good work. 73's
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FRANCIS |
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Location:
phillipines |
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 14:27
CAN YOU HELP ME ON SLIM JIM?
THEY HEAR ME WELL BUT I COULDNT HEAR THEM IM USING IC2GAT AND THE OTHER IS SAME BUT WITH 4 INVERTED J'S
IC-32/WILLYWILLY FROM ICON 7 INC CEBU CITY PHIL.
73'S
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tono |
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Location:
indonesia |
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Monday, 14 December 2009 13:22
slim-jim, it's okay.....................
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joe ve3abg |
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Location:
Lowbanks, ON. |
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 21:48
Nice webpage John, will be visiting often
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Derek G4WXN |
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Location:
Suffolk |
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Sunday, 6 December 2009 16:00
I have now used your slimjim calculator twice, once for 2 metres and once for 4 metres, very useful data.
perhaps one small point, I have found the feed point to be much higher up the matching section than your calculator suggests, in both cases about 60% more. In the case of 2m, the calculator suggests 10cm from the bottom of the antenna, mine ended up at 16cm, having said that the SWR was flat all across 2m. The 4m Slimjim was also significantly different, around 60%.
Please do not see this as criticism, just hopefully useful feedback.
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Keith Dunn G1NDK |
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Location:
Staplehurst, Kent |
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Friday, 13 November 2009 11:38
Look forward to chat ??
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Karl KC9QLX |
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Location:
Illinois |
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Tuesday, 3 November 2009 04:07
Just used a slim-jim design similar to the one on your site (I didn't find this site until after I built it). I mostly use 146-147 MHz frequencies, and I got it tuned to very close to 1:1 (less then 1.1:1, which is as good as my meter can read) for those frequencies. The only major difference on my slim jim is the gap size (which makes the "B" section (1/2 wave) short by ~0.2 inches; the A (3/4) and C (1/4) sections are almost exactly the length you have on your site).
I'm not even close to an expert on wave theory (I got my tech 2 months ago and my general last month) - is the 1/2 wave section/gap size not as critical as the "j-pole" sections? Also, my feed point had to be significantly higher than calculated (about 6" from the bottom).
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John |
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jo33na |
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Friday, 30 October 2009 20:23
Hy, OM, I find the SlimJim calcuator via Google, and so your very nice homepage, whit interresting homebrew projeckts.
Also your VHF Lineair, nice !!! I will try
to build this Amp.
So, 73, and maybe we meet us on HF, 3.630 LSB.
Bye, Bye.
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Skip Coombe |
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Location:
North Carolina, USA |
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Monday, 26 October 2009 19:55
Nice site
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John Marthens, NU6A |
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Location:
Normandy Park, Washington |
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 23:01
With your pictures and information I am going to building a duplicate (I think) of your Carolina Windom. Came lose to spending unnecessary funds for a commercial item. I have a couple of questions for you:
1. How do you keep the far end PVC (?) plastic mast pipe from bending, what with the stress of the antenna upon the end support?
2. I am not an expert on Carolina Windoms, but I presume that the ratio you have used for your 40 ft (13 mtr version) would remain the same. Please confirm.
And, #3, as someone else asked, would you provide more specific information on the balun(s) you used in your antenna system?
73, John/NU6A
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Monte WU8WV |
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Location:
West Virginia |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 02:14
Nice site OM best treatment of the slim jim / j pole I've seen. Clear concise explanation and great photos on the 9:1 article. You should write more, even rehashing of old stuff as your writing style is great for beginners and old timers alike. Keep up the great work. Publish or perish ! 73 ....
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Carl KB3TBS |
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New Jersey USA |
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 16:45
Nice Web site. I will be back. I am buying one of those MFJ 9420 and looking forward to making the QRP contacts.
73s
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Virgil N0XRS |
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Location:
Salina, KS |
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Monday, 12 October 2009 19:51
Just wondered if I could get more informntion on the Windom like how you made the baluns and what length needed.
I would like to have a 160 - 10 m up this this winter for local (200 miles).
73s Thanks, Virgil N0XRS
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9w2dol  |
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Location:
malaysia |
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Monday, 12 October 2009 07:52
nice web page.
see u again...73
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Gerry Tweedie |
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Location:
N.Ireland |
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Thursday, 8 October 2009 23:06
Great site John.I made your 9:1 balun for my long wire antenna.Works well.Gonna try the Slim Jim now.Good luck!
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