[TowerTalk] Dipole ends

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/29/2008 11:58:00 PM Greenwich Standard Time,  
W2RU at frontiernet.net writes:

The use  of proper wire, helps, too.  I use #10 soft-drawn copper; instead  of
snapping, it probably stretches.  My 80-meter dipole might well be  41 meters
in length by now.  That's not all bad -- a little extra  length adds a little
extra broadside gain....



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To take care of that problem, I simply run the rope and then attach the  wire 
to the rope with tape and/or ties.  No stretching of the wire since  there is 
no tension on the wire.
 
Bill KH7XS/K4XS



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