‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM MARCH 2014 QST PAGE 31 ‰ SHOULD BE MADE AT THE BASE OF THE VERTICAL ELEMENT. IF THAT IS NOT CONVENIENT, THEN USE AN EXTENSION COAX CABLE ONE HALF WAVELENGTH LONG. HOWEVER, BE SURE TO REDUCE THE CABLE LENGTH BY ITS VELOCITY FACTOR FRACTION VF. CONSTRUCTION THE ANTENNA SYSTEM HAS THREE EQUALLY IMPORTANT PARTS THE ANTENNA ITSELF COMPRISED OF THE WIRE, INSULATORS, A MEANS OF TUNING AND SUPPORT, THE TRAP, AND THE GROUND SYSTEM. ANTENNA FOR MY LOW BAND ANTENNA I USED 15 AWG STRANDED STEEL WIRE. TUNING IS EASIER IF THE WIRE HAS NO ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚