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Installing Dipole antenna

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Hi All. I am new to this forum. Am getting back in basic CB radio after a 30 year absence. So I am out of the loop so to speak. So to keep things simple at the start , I am going to install a basic dipole antenna (center Balun) in a large tree approximately 25 to 30 feet in the air. So in trying to stay as basic and simple as possible what would be the best overall configuration of this antenna in order to be as omni-directional as possible??? Thanks in advance for your tips and comments.
 
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At 25-30 feet in the air, you aren't going to be terribly "bi-directional". Put the dipole up, tune it and use it. See how it works over a period of several days or weeks. THEN see if hanging it in a different direction has any effect.
 

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