"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message
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Sorry, Ken, knots are a no-no. DC can travel through them, but RF? Uhn Uh.
The RF gets all tied up in them and doesn't know which way to go, so the
power concentrates there and pulverizes both the wire and the
insulation--the knot goes pooof! And down comes the dipole. How much did
you say you paid for it?

Walt, W2DU

I didn't pay much for it. I had the coax & connector plus
the center insulator. The wire was $3.30.

FYI I'll only be putting 5-15 watts SSB/CW through the
antenna on FD.

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Just my 2¢ worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KGØWX
Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055, Digital On Six #350,
Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913

"Ken Bessler" wrote in message
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"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message
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Sorry, Ken, knots are a no-no. DC can travel through them, but RF? Uhn Uh.
The RF gets all tied up in them and doesn't know which way to go, so the
power concentrates there and pulverizes both the wire and the insulation--the
knot goes pooof! And down comes the dipole. How much did you say you paid for
it?

Walt, W2DU

I didn't pay much for it. I had the coax & connector plus
the center insulator. The wire was $3.30.

FYI I'll only be putting 5-15 watts SSB/CW through the
antenna on FD.

Ok, Ken, just make sure you put in at least a 20-watt knot, so you'll have a
little margin to spare.

Walt

No, no, no. If you put in a 20 knot watt, you can't run fast enough to
catch up to it.

Jim


Ok, Ken, just make sure you put in at least a 20-watt knot, so you'll have
a little margin to spare.

Walt