I have a 40m dipole antenna, 14 ga stranded THHN. I would like to cut the elements at 8 (ish) feet, separate them with a dogbone type insulator, then have a switch to connect/disconnect the two sections so I can toggle the antenna for use with either 40m or 10m.
1. What type of a switch would be good for this? It would exposed to rain/snow/sunlight.
2. How long does the insulator need to be? (how much distance between the two sections)
3. Should I expect this to degrade the performance of the antenna when it's being used for 40m/80m?
1. What type of a switch would be good for this? It would exposed to rain/snow/sunlight.
2. How long does the insulator need to be? (how much distance between the two sections)
3. Should I expect this to degrade the performance of the antenna when it's being used for 40m/80m?