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06.15.2007, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ncalenda
I put in 75 Mhz, and it returned 37.44 inches. Does that seem long?

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That's probably for a full wave. You can cut the wire in exactly half for a half wave, and shouldn't have any appreciable loss in signal. Antenna length is most important for a transmitter (could actually damage the RF amplifier), but a receiver is less picky.
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