Generic 2 Meter J-Pole Antenna

Here's an antenna that you can take with you.

This is made from cheap flat 300 ohm TV antenna wire. Don’t use the foam filled type,just the cheapest plastic kind. Solder the bottom two 300 ohm TV wire conductors together as shown. Solder/connect a piece of RG-58 coax to the bottom of the antenna as shown. You can get it at Radio Shack.
Solder a PL-259 connector on the opposite end of the coax. You can get PL-259's and a BNC F to PL-259 adapter for your Handie-Talkie at Radio Shack as well.
Optional: Attach some string to the top. You can throw the string over a limb, pull up the antenna and you're ready to talk.

This antenna can also be used at a base station.
You can put it inside of a piece of standard 1 inch pvc pipe to keep it vertical.
Then mount it on a mast or on top of a building.

Understanding Antennas For The Non-Technical Ham

A Book By Jim Abercrombie, N4JA
(Jim Abercrombie n4ja@prtcnet.com)

http://www.hamuniverse.com/basicantennas.pdf