https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/85c3c2c4-d289-4d68-b2cf-92501010dc51 At the Dayton Hamvention Hamfest, I had the chance to sit down with the creator of the famous N9TAX Labs dual band roll-up J-Pole antenna and talk about the design, portability, and popularity of this legendary ham radio antenna. In this brief interview, we discuss: ✅ Why portable operators love the roll-up Slim Jim design ✅ Dual band 2 meter / 70cm performance concepts ✅ Portable ham radio setups for POTA, SOTA, and emergency communications ✅ Antenna deployment tips for handheld radios and field operations ✅ Hamvention insights and amateur radio community discussion The N9TAX Labs antenna has become one of the most talked-about portable amateur radio antennas for HT operators looking to improve range and repeater access over stock rubber duck antennas. Its lightweight ladder-line design makes it a favorite for Parks on the Air (POTA), Summits on the Air (SOTA), camping, hiking, emergency communications, and portable field operations. If you enjoy ham radio interviews, Hamvention coverage, antenna discussions, amateur radio gear, portable operations, Baofeng upgrades, Yaesu radios, Icom, Kenwood, GMRS, repeater communications, and hamfest content, make sure to subscribe for more videos from the world of amateur radio. Check out the official N9TAX Labs website here: https://n9taxlabs.com/ #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #Hamvention #DaytonHamvention #N9TAX #SlimJim #JPole #PortableHamRadio #DualBandAntenna #2Meter #70cm #POTA #SOTA #GMRS #EmergencyCommunications #Hamfest #Baofeng #Yaesu #Icom #VHF #UHF 🔹My Favorite Gear - https://www.amazon.com/shop/km4ack 🔹Links mentioned in the video https://n9taxlabs.com/ 🔹Raspberry Pi Build Guide - http://tiny.cc/pi4guide 🔹Frequently Asked Questions - http://tiny.cc/km4ack-faq 🔹Weekly Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/40da1fe472e3/km4acknewsletter 🔹Follow Me Twitter @km4ack 🔹FREE Get Started Guide - http://tiny.cc/getstartedguide 🔹Cool Ham Gear - http://km4ack.com 🔹Support the channel through Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/km4ack 🔹Did you just get a raspberry pi and want to hook it up to your radio? Start here https://youtu.be/E1SEgPFQk4M Want your raspberry pi to play nice with your ham radio? Are you into digital modes like FT8, JS8Call, FLDIGI, Winlink, APRS, Digipeaters and others? Each week I put out new content showing you exactly what steps to take to get the latest ham radio software on your raspberry pi. Whether you just want to ragchew or are seriously into emergency preparedness, emcomm, or ARES and want to learn all you can about using the raspberry pi to drive your ham radio, this channel has something for you. Be sure to click the subscribe button and ring the bell before heading off. That way you will get notified of all future videos. 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:36:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/85c3c2c4-d289-4d68-b2cf-92501010dc51 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.