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CONSTRUCTION
1. Terminate a balanced feedline in alligator clips and solder.
2. Cut three 20' lengths of twinlead for the radials. Short and solder each radial at one end. Then short and solder both conductors to an alligator clip at the opposite end. Measure out 6.5' from the alligator clip. Remove a 1" section on one side of the conductor only. When you do this, use a pair of side cutters and just barely cut the wire. Then, using a pair of needlenose pliers, pull out the 1" section, doing as little damage as possible to the insulation, as you want to leave it for strength. Protect the cut with tape. this creates a continuous 33.5' folded ground wire and a 6.5' ground wire in a 20'span. The long dimension acknowledges the lowest design frequency (40M). See Figure 2.
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