[AMPS] Voltage at antenna end. de K0FF

[Frank Ayers]

>Galvanized Iron electric fence wire is cheap and reduces Q nicely.  >Since
losses are high, it reduces noise pick up on receive - >especially from
stations a long distance away.

>Colin  K7FM

Boy, you're right!. I just stuck up an 80 meter dipole made of #14
galvanized fence wire that was outside for the last 5 years. Compared to my
#12 stranded copper dipole, I'm much less bothered by those pesky signals
from europe when listening to the locals.

Frank
W2FCA



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