Plenty of Romex wire on hand - Antenna wire (check)
2X 44"L 12-14AWG stranded wire on hand - Balun wire (check)
4" PVC pipe and end caps - Balun encasement and SO238 mount (check)
FT240-43 Toroid on hand - Balun foundation
2X SO239 ( ??? )
ABS plastic sheeting 1/16-1/8" - Insulators
2X #8 1" nuts and screws -
eye bolt
Sounds to be your dipole is ready
Agreed with Crawdad, in my experience it'll be closer to 8' than 8.6' (8' 7.2")
Winding the FT240 toroid with 12-14AWG solid copper wire is a difficult process. Use the stranded wire, either will handle plenty of watts.
2X 44"L 12-14AWG stranded wire on hand - Balun wire (check)
4" PVC pipe and end caps - Balun encasement and SO238 mount (check)
FT240-43 Toroid on hand - Balun foundation
2X SO239 ( ??? )
ABS plastic sheeting 1/16-1/8" - Insulators
2X #8 1" nuts and screws -
eye bolt
Sounds to be your dipole is ready
Agreed with Crawdad, in my experience it'll be closer to 8' than 8.6' (8' 7.2")
Winding the FT240 toroid with 12-14AWG solid copper wire is a difficult process. Use the stranded wire, either will handle plenty of watts.
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