On 19 Oct 2003 16:49:23 -0700, (Art Unwin KB9MZ)
wrote:

What other options do I have for increasing Q other than silver
plating of the copper?

Hi Art,

Make it as small as possible, with as large as possible conductors.
Look at any of the small, tunable, loop antennas on the market.

As a bonus, you also get to participate in the eternal debate about
the voltage found at the ends of a dipole when your own construction
begins arcing big time.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC