[TowerTalk] 160m inverted l

[Tom Osborne]

Interesting.  Recently I tried to shorten my 80 meter dipole by wrapping the 
end .  It is bare wire, and when I calculated how much I'd have to wrap, it 
actually moved it up a lot farther than I anticipated.  Does the end effect 
of wrapping effect the length, even if it is bare wire?  Does the wrap add 
inductance or something?  Thanks and 73
Tom W7WHY

KG5U wrote:

> I simply bring the antenna end back on itself to
> shorten the overall antenna.  I use the same method of calculating >how 
> much will move how far, but without cutting the wire.  :-)
>
> 73,
> Dale, kg5u