On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 13:22:15 GMT, "Bert Craig"
wrote:

Does an 88 ft. doublet have any advantage over a conventional 67 ft.
doublet? In either case, feedline would be approx. 50 ft. of 450 Ohm ladder
line to a 4:1 current balun, then a short length of coax into the shack.

My usual band of choice is 40, but I'd like to become more active on 20 and
30.

Hi Bert,

Short answer: No. [could be Yes]

Long answer: Yes. [could be No]

More details are needed to lengthen the short answer or shorten the
long answer. Are you pointed in the right direction? A longer
antenna can invalidate that. Can you load the antenna? A longer
antenna can invalidate that. Going to higher bands makes these
questions even more meaningful.

Advice: Leave it alone, or put it up higher.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC