I would rather guess you should short it by at least 4-6 foot per side. Easiest way is to check for the resonant frequency and short accordingly.
73 Peter, DJ7WW -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of paul ecker Sent: Mittwoch, 31. Oktober 2012 00:30 To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Tuning 160M Dipole I put up a 160m dipole but now need to tune it. SWR at low end of band is abt 3 and at top end abt 5. From what I have read this means I need to shorten it. My question is how much should I take off? A foot off each end?? Any good links to sites that may explain this in some detail so I can learn? Tu and 73 Paul kc2nyu _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com