Dunno about a folded dipole but some friends swear by using it to make
VHF/UHF J-Poles. They can be rolled up to carry easily or put inside plastic
water pipe for rigidity. An 80 meter J-Pole? Well ....???
73, K3DWW

"zeno" wrote in message ...
I have a spool of 300 ohm antenna feed line out in the barn,......