[TowerTalk] 160m inverted l

[Jim Miller]

Exactly what I said.  Thanks for reading the entire thought instead of just
the first sentence and jumping to the wrong conclusion again as the others
did.

73, Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K4SAV" <RadioIR at charter.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160m inverted l


> You are correct Jim, there is a difference between using bare wire and
> insulated wire when folding it back.  Either technique will "work" but
> they work differently. If you use bare wire, and determine the right
> length by folding it back, then decide to trim the extra length, the
> resonant frequency won't change much.  If you do the same with insulated
> wire, when you trim the extra length the antenna will be too short.
>
> Jerry, K4SAV
>
> Jim Miller wrote:
>
> >Seems to me -
> >
> >This "folded back" discussion needs to specify BARE wire wrapped.  If you
> >are not using bare wire and wrap the folded back section, things will
change
> >(I suspect the change would be less if you electrically connect the end
of
> >the folded back section back to the antenna but this will be  a pain when
> >trying to tune).
> >
> >COMMENTS ?
> >73, de Jim KG0KP
> >
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