isn't it:

 x[ft]=234/F[MHz] Then: x[ft]*Vf? 


 NOT 2 fourty-six/F[MHz]



--- Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> I'm thinking about building this:
> 
>
http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/exposeddipole.html
> 
> However, I'm having trouble reproducing the
> calculation that yields a 
> 63.8 inch coax length.  I'm assuming the velocity
> factor is .67 and 
> keep getting 68 inches for a 5/4 wave...off from
> 63.8 inches as in 
> the article.  I can reproduce the 40.8 inch
> dimension (3/4 wave) 
> within a fraction of an inch....
> 
> I'm using L = 246/F*Vf for a quarter wavelength
> (about 13.5 inches). 
> 
> What am I missing?  I'd like to understand where the
> numbers come 
> from before I start cutting aluminum and coax....
> 
> Steve, KE4MOB
> 
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