Tom

Inevitably there would have been some capacitance and inductance effect.  As
you say, firming up the joint would alter the resonance further.

A friend of mine once heard about multiple dipole arrays for several bands.
He got it wrong, as he twisted them together rather than fanning them out.
He couldn't attain resonance on any band.

Again, probably the same parameters came into play.


73

David W Wood 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Tom Fowle
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 3:51 AM
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Subject: Re: Quick way to tune dipole

Mark,
I don't know what would happen if you soldered the joints, but I'd bet the
resonant frequency would change so you'd probably have to trim again.

Honestly I'm puzzled as to why your method even worked, but not to doubt you
that it did. 

It's sure an easier fix than dragging soldering gear to both ends of the
dipole.

Very interesting 
TNX&73
Tom Fowle WA6IVG

On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 06:52:51AM -0500, Rev. Mark wrote:
> Hi tom,
> Yes, you are right that there was no d c connection between the original
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> enna and the wire I added. I wonder if I went back and soldered the
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> s on, if my reception would improve?
> 
> God bless,
> Rev. MarkGod loves you!
> I am a Director for the Union, IL. Lions club
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> > On Aug 22, 2015, at 2:14 AM, Tom Fowle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >=20
> > Mark,
> > Do I understand there was no electrical connection between the original
> > dipole and the addition?
> >=20
> > If so, guess you might call that inductive end loading?
> > Thanks
> >=20
> > Tom Fowle WA6IVG
> >=20
> >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 01:43:57AM -0500, Rev. Mark wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>=20
> >> I tried something different with my dipole today. After finding that
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> 0 m=3D
> >> eter section was to short, and remembering the old saying that it is
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> >> o cut wire from a antenna than to add wire. I cut about a foot of
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> ed w=3D
> >> ire, rapped it around 1 leg of the dipole with just a few inches
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> >> t past the end of the original dipole. I than did the same on the other
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> eg o=3D
> >> ther leg of the dipole. I now have a 1 to 1 s w r  on 28.4 m h z. Smile
> >>=20
> >> God bless,
> >> Rev. Mark
> >>=20
> >> God loves you!
> >> I am a Director for the Union, IL. Lions club
> >> .My youtube channel:
> >> http://www.youtube.com./user/ChristianTraditions2
> >> My current project:
> >> http://www.gofundme.com/snjfa0=3D20
> >> Sent =3D46rom my iPhone 5=3D