Thread: CB radio - SWR problems
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Old 22-02-2007, 21:36   #45
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Re: CB radio - SWR problems
I know this thread has been dug up from the past, but can I just say that as long as a length of feedline(coax etc) is correctly terminated wiith the correct impedence at both ends, then the length of the feedling doesn't matter at all, never has and never will.

As to how to make a dipole out of co-ax, work out the length of dipole you need/require, half the mesurement and then strip that length of outer insulation from the coax, make a hole in the shielding and pull the inner conductor and it's insulating shield through outer shielding, this gives you the two dipole "legs".

Hang you dipole in your chosen spot with the feeder coming down at right angles at least a quarter wavelength.
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