If you do that, the outside of the coax becomes the other half of the
dipole. Be prepared for some interesting effects in the shack.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Merlin-7 KI4ILB wrote:
Just a (long wire) connected to the center of the coax, cut to resonate at
160 meters (about 130' if my memory is correct) in other words, one side of
a normal dipole.
Joe
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... to a long wire cut for mid band
on 160.
What does that mean?

Owen
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