Hw thick must Antenna wire be for Sufficient Bandwidth? (#506)

A fellow ham, callsign S54LD, says "I have a Balum BU-50 Diamond. I have a 2.5 m2 soft wire. Ho many meters must I have on each side for 14 Mhz. from 14,000 to 14,350?" Dave here to help.



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