Paul,

I just re-strung my quad last weekend. For measuring the wire, I used a
wooden dowel rod, stuck through the center of the wire spool, laid across
the front/rear steps of a ladder. I connected a 100' measuring tape to the
same point, and then pulled away for the ladder with wire and tape held
together. Worked fine. I generally add a couple of feet to each measurement,
just in case the formula and my design are in dis-agreement.

Yes - the 10-10 Spring CW contest is the first weekend in May
(www.ten-ten.org). Hope to work you then!

--
-larry
K8UT
10X #2582

"Paul" wrote in message
et...
Tnx for all the responses. As I mentioned, the wire I'm using is 1.6 mill.
diameter aluminum mig wire. This is a 2 element, 10 meter antenna. This
afternoon I tied one end to a tree right next to the end of a 50' tape and
ran out the both of them to the desired length and snipped the wire. I
repeated this for the other and commenced to tying this rascal up.

Isn't there a 10-10 CW sprint coming up sometime soon? Looking forward to
putting it through its paces. Tnx agin for the responses.

Paul, k4cvr


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