[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Fuqua, Bill L]

  A little stretch makes little difference due to the low Q of a half-wave dipole antenna.
73
Bill wa4lav
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From: Amps [amps-bounces at contesting.com] on behalf of Bryan Swadener via Amps [amps at contesting.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 12:33 PM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

After many years of stretching, I bet the resonant frequency is lower. ;-)
vy 73,
Bryan WA7PRC     ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 10:49:08 -0600
From: Joe WB9SBD
Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

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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