[RFI] Fw: Old wives tail, or true?

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

Sorta like my original Novice setup back in 1953/54.  Walter Ashe
rig and 40m dipole fed with TV 75 Ohm twinlead with alligator clip
on each conductor.  Fed normally one clip to ceramic insulator post
and other to chassis on 40.  Clipped both conductors to the output
post for 80 meters.  Ground?  Never heard of it!

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Since 30 Nov 1953
Oklahoma City, OK
USAF (Retired) 61-81
FAA (Retired) 94-10
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Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 14:01
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Subject: Re: [RFI] Old wives tail, or true?

I did something similar when I owned a wood frame 2-flat on a
residential lot in Chicago. I had an 80M dipole that was inductively
loaded to fit between my skyhooks, and matched well on 40. I fed it with
vintage Belden 75 ohm KW twinlead that I'd found years before at a
hamfest. Tied both sides of the feedline together, so it became a tee
vertical. It worked better that way on 80 than loading it as a dipole,
because it wasn't very high (about 40 ft).

73, Jim K9YC