[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Joe]

Honestly?

My 40 meter "Novice" First antenna Dipole, is still in the air. No Fancy 
Baluns, just RG-58 coax split at the center with porcelain insulators. 
Wire? Stranded 14 Ga house wire.

Been radiating with it since spring of 1976.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 1/5/2017 10:40 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
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> On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 09:05:32 -0500, Jeff wrote:
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>> , and while I agree the term "homebuilt dipole"
>> shows a lack of technical sophistication,
> REPLY:
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> Why is everyone knocking the term "homebuilt dipole"?
>
> Try building a dipole that will withstand years and years of rain,
> ice, snow and hurricane force wind and see just how hard it is. A
> dipole is more than pieces of wire. It includes the center insulator,
> balun, coax and the interconnections between all the above.
>
> Certainly it's not rocket science, but it's also not something to be
> slapped together in a few minutes if you want it to last.
>
> Been there, done that.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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