On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:50:03 -0400, "Walter Maxwell"
wrote:

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
Why? Because you are using that POS Outlook Express again! :-(

Why do you think the SWR of the dipole will be unaltered at the radio =
end of the feedline? You are apparently ignoring the loss in the line =
that makes the SWR at the radio end less than that at the dipole =
terminals.

If the zip cord had zero loss the SWR would be the same everywhere =
along the line, only the terminal impedance at the radio end would be =
the same as at the dipole.

Without knowing the vf (velocity factor) of the zip cord how do you =
determine that the length is a half wave?

And last, why would you want the length to be a half wave?=20

Walt, W2DU

And your posting mentions nothing in it that suggests why there is a
GIF attachment which may be infected.

Walt,

This is like running full power deliberately into a 10:1 mismatch:
15 lines of content does not warrant a 156 line posting.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC