I have made a 80m dipole (12 gauge insulated wire) and run 100W into it now. Because of my limited space it goes through a couple trees (not touching any branches unless the wind blows) and attaches to another tree with an insulator and kevlar rope. The end of the wire is about 2 feet from where it attaches to the tree. I am getting a Heathkit SB-221 amp that will put out about 1300 watts. Should I be concerned about how far I should keep the end of the wire from the tree? Any chance of doing damage to the tree and worst case, catching it on fire? How about the wire that goes through the trees?
73's
Bob
K7RDN
73's
Bob
K7RDN