The key is to make sure the radiator is not a multiple of 1/2 wave, the impedance at the end will be too high.

A non-resonant length will work wonderfully.

Here is a good chart: <https://udel.edu/~mm/ham/randomWire/>

73 -- Lynn

On 7/19/2018 5:16 PM, Frank Krozel wrote:
Skimmed through the manual but did not find the reference to length of random 
wire (in a tree for example) and the trailing wire.
I found 20’ and 13’ respectively in the manual but thought there was some 
“other” reference for 30’ and something for the trailing wire.  Anyone?
de KG9H
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