George Cornelius wrote: "Oops! 2.5 _feet_ on each side. "

30". My first dipole was about that
length per side. Got in only the upper
half of the band. Once I got up past
35" per side, I started getting in
stations below 97 FM.

Now I'm up to 80" total, and I get the
whole band in, but moderate static
throughout.