"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
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It quite possibly is - both halves of the monopole
are just that bit longer than arm's length.

Yes - I've done that before - last year during a lull in
interest I used the aluminium elements of an HF beam
kit to make up the legs for the testing horse for
my clocks, on the basis that the cheapest thing that
you can buy is always more expensive than the most valuable
thing in your junk box!


Have you ever actually made a clock? Somehow I doubt your engineering skills
are up to that.