(Brian Kelly) wrote in message . com...
"Kim W5TIT" wrote in message ...
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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From http://www.oakvilleamateurs.net/news...s/hb200302.pdf
. . ."For most 40-meters, the most practical antenna is the 1/4-wave dipole
(66 feet in total length) up at least 33 feet in the air. If you've never
worked (or heard) Europe on 40, it's likely your dipole is too low. The
challenge grows on 80 where your quarter wave dipole (133' 9") needs to be . . .

Bilge. All of it. A 66 foot dipole is roughly a *half wave* dipole on
40M and a 134 foot dipole is roughly a *half wave* dipole on 80M. A 33
foot long center-fed dipole is a quarter wavelength long on 40M but it
is not resonant on 40M and ya better not get stupid and feed it with
coax then just plug it into the back of yer radio if ya wanna work
anybody with it.

Ask any Novice . . .

w3rv

A Novice would tell the Extra that a 33 foot long center-fed dipole
would work great on 20M, but not for them. You see, Novices aren't
allowed on 20M.