[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Joe]

Well, thing is, I have heard the stories about stretching dipoles for 
40+ years as being the gospel truth. so thought you may have been one of 
the believers.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 1/5/2017 1:50 PM, Bryan Swadener via Amps wrote:
> Humor apparently missed... by TWO.
> ;-)
> vy 73,Bryan WA7PRC
>
>        
> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 13:30:46 -0600
> From: Joe WB9SBD
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?
>
> Yup, and even if it was a direct relation, for every inch of stretch, on
> 40 it would only go down 5 Kc.
>
> Joe WB9SBD
>
> On 1/5/2017 1:22 PM, Bill WA4LAV wrote:
>>      A little stretch makes little difference due to the low Q of a half-wave dipole antenna.
>> 73
>> Bill WA4LAV
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Bryan WA7PRC
>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 12:33 PM
>> 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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