"Ken" wrote in message
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Do I need a dogbone or egg insulator at each end of my dipole, or can
I just splice the antenna wire to the nylon braid that runs to my
trees?

Is the answer different for, say, under 100 watts vs 1,000 watts? HF
vs. VHF?

I would probably put a small nylon thimble in the nylon braid to
provide a decent radius for the wire end.

Ken KC2JDY

I ve done it with 500 watts up to 10 meters, No problems rain or shine.