"Jim Leder" wrote in message
.. .
I was having a discussion with another ham about dipoles and dipole
lengths, and a rather silly question came up that neither one of us was
sure
of the answer. If a dipole is using INSULATED wire, can the electrical
length be altered by just wrapping the ends more or less around the
antenna
wire when attaching the end insulator? Or does the INSULATED wire need to
be
cut? He thinks it does shorten the dipole, I say it doesn't. Hope he is
right, it makes 'pruning' dipoles a lot easier.

Thanks

A quick and dirty I learned for putting up temporary dipoles. Mount the
insulator a good bit short of the end of the antenna. Then when you prune
for resonance you will not have to keep removing and reinstalling the
insulator.