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FEET.  THIS WAY, IT CLEARED THE HANDRAIL WITHOUT TOUCHING THE CEILING.  I
ORIENTED THE ANTENNA NORTHEAST, WHERE MOST OF THE SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
WERE LOCATED RELATIVE TO MY POSITION.  ONE END OF THE HORIZONTAL DIPOLE WAS
IN THE OPEN AIR, WHILE THE OTHER END WAS CLOSE TO THE METAL WINDOW FRAMES.
TO CHECK THE SWR, I USED THE IC 7100S PLOT MEASUREMENT FEATURE THIS ALLOWS
USERS TO MEASURE THE SWR OVER AN ENTIRE BAND.  AS SUCH, I NEEDED LESS
EQUIPMENT BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE TO BRING AN SWR METER OR EXTERNAL ANTENNA
TUNER.  I FOUND THAT TUNING THE BUDDIPOLE TO 40 METERS WAS THE MOST
DIFFICULT PART.  STILL, I ULTIMATELY ACHIEVED AN SWR BETWEEN 2 1 AND 1R5 1,
DEPENDING ON WHERE I WAS ON THE BAND.  MAKING THE EXTENDABLE WHIP SECTIONS
SHORTER THAN THE MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS ALLOWED ME TO FIND A USABLE SWR.
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