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MADE LONG ENOUGH FOR 40 METERS, BUT ABOUT HALF OF IT IS COLLECTED ON THE
REELS THE ANTENNA WILL RESONATE AT 20 METERS.  LATER, THE WIRE CAN BE
UNROLLED FROM THE REELS UNTIL THE ANTENNA IS LONG ENOUGH TO BE USED ON 40
METERS OR SHORTENED TO WORK ON 15 METERS.  AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1, THE REELS
ARE CONSTRUCTED OF HARDWOOD DOWELS.  EACH REEL CONSISTS OF TWO 9 INCH LONG
5/8 INCH DIAMETER DOWELS JOINED TOGETHER, ABOUT 4 INCHES APART, BY TWO 9
INCH LONG 3/8 INCH DOWELS ABOUT 4 INCHES APART.  THE 3/8 INCH DOWELS PASS
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THROUGH THE LARGER DOWELS AND EXTEND OUTWARD TO SERVE AS CRANK HANDLES FOR
ROLLING THE WIRE ON OR OFF OF THE REELS.  THIS REALLY SPEEDS THE WORK OF
LAYING OUT THE ANTENNA AND AVOIDS KINKING OF THE ANTENNA WIRE.  THE FEED
POINT IS A MANUFACTURED CENTER INSULATOR WITH AN INTEGRATED FEMALE UHF
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ECI 113 2 1 376 VA K7GZB 159 2 1 368 AZ W4ZPR 41 2 1 364 VA K0HW/M 103 2 1
356 MT KA5PNE 19 2 1 348 NFL N3AWS 39 5 1 345 MS K5VHH 170 2 1 340 STX K8TL
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