Last night I attended the BARC ( Boulder Amateur Radio Club) meeting in Boulder, CO. The program was the second part in a two part series coveing: Antenna Tuners and Impedance Matching with topics on antenna tuner topologies, Smith Chart basics, impedance matching using components and transmission lines, and finally some real world matching examples. This very issue was addressed (what diameter wire do you need to cover the 80 mtr band). And the answer is: about 3 1/2 ft will do it; not a common item at your local Home Depot electrical dept. Dick K8ZTT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Parry" <bparry at rgv.rr.com> To: "'CRAIG CLARK'" <jcclark at wildblue.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] "Broadband" 80 meter dipole > "Feed with 1/4 wave of 75 ohm coax"...cut for what freq? >> Bill W5VX >> -----Original Message----- > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of CRAIG CLARK > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:08 PM > To: towertalk at contesting.com > Subject: [TowerTalk] "Broadband" 80 meter dipole >> Dipole cut to 3.600 MHz. Feed with 1/4 wave of 75 ohm coax. > Then 50 ohm coax to the shack >> from W1WEF at the YCCC reflector >> Craig Clark K1QX > Radioware > PO Box 209 > Rindge NH 03461 > 603 899 6957 >>> _______________________________________________ >>>> _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > TowerTalk at contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk >> _______________________________________________ >>>> _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > TowerTalk at contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk