--- chingaling3 <mjbiz@...> wrote:

> However, nowadays I can't find anything on the
> internet to support
> those demensions. I did recently construct just
> such a dipole, as
> described above and it works really well.
> Any comments? Has anybody ever heard of the 8'8"
> dipole?

I have a page about how to construct a rigid 10m
dipole which would work OK for CB as well.

http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc_2/10m_dipole.html

Using the L=234/F formula, I get 8.602 feet at 27.200
MHZ, which is close to the center of the CB band.
Converting the tenths into inches gives about 7.2", or
8' 7 1/4", which is pretty close to 8' 8". Of course
some trimming will probably be required to get a good
VSWR, so it's OK to make it a little longer, and exact
dimensions down to the 1/4" probably won't matter
anyway.




Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc



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