A.J. Farmer (AJ3U) wrote:
> The "flattened V" is okay. It does not have to be perfectly
> horizontal all the way across. Mine does the same thing with a droop
> of about 6 to 10 feet in the center and it works fine. I have even
> heard some recommend this type of droop.
>
Why? For what reason?
>
> The other thing you could consider is to attach your insulators to the
> dipole a little further in towards the center and let the end slack
> droop down vertically like this:
>
> -------x--------
> | |
>
> Good luck in the contest!!
>
> --
> A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
> http://www.aj3u.com
>
73 Jim
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