Assume one has borrowed a spool of wire, on the condition that one is
not allowed to cut it.

OK, say we'll make a folded dipole. Can one just ignore the unused
portion still on the reel beyond the contact clamp? We should roll it
away from the antenna a little, yes. Assume we have only used 1/2 the
wire. I suppose effects go up as frequency goes up. Probably the
best answer is to pick another design that will use the whole reel.

Bet Cebik never thought of this problem.

Assume one has borrowed a spool of wire, on the condition that one is
not allowed to cut it.


Dan, Wire is so cheap and plentiful, if I wanted to put up a folded dipole,
the very last thing I would do is borrow wire with the stipulation that I could
not cut it.:-)

I don't know, but I bet LB W4RNL has not thought about cut or not to cut.







73 Gary N4AST

Dan,
Folding, or wrapping the wire around it's self in effect
makes that doubled portion 'dissapear'. So, doubling the
excess wire until the unneeded portion 'dissapears', should
work. Or, just make a loop for the frequency you want. That
always uses more wire than a dipole...
'Doc