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[TowerTalk] New Discussion Topic: Dipole secrets

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Subject: [TowerTalk] New Discussion Topic: Dipole secrets
From: w7why@mail.coos.or.us (Tom Osborne)
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:21:10 -0700
Lee Buller wrote:stuff, but lets move on.....
> 
> What are your dipole secrets?  

The biggest secret is that a dipole won't work if put up in nice
weather. ou have to go out about 10 minutes before a contest starts in
the middle of a snow storm to put it up.
The dipole is one of the simplest antennas in
> ham radio.  What are your secrets of putting up, tuning, pruning and
> operating from a dipole.  

Now, don't laugh.  I bet there are some pretty
> good comments out there.
> 
> For instance...(Red Herring across the path)  what about those guys >who 
> insist that you must have a half-wave or a multiple thereof of coax >on the 
> dipole to make it an effective radiator?
> 
> Or, how do you get bandwidth on a dipole?

Best way is to cut a piece of wire that will fit between 2 trees and
then feed it with some twin lead.  (McCoy Dipole) Guaranteed to work all
bands. 


>How come mine don't work?

Did you put it up in good weather?  A dipole is the most efficient
antenna you can put up bar none!!!
> 
> Just a new discussion guys.
> 
> Lee Buller
> k0wa@southwind.net
> 
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