Absolutely Cal.Warm feelings of love to everyone no matter where they be in the world.

Splicing the wires together... go to an electrical shop and buy some Wago 221-413 Lever Nuts. There is a 3-hole side by side model that will connect all three wires, the feed, and the two elements, 40 and 80 m. These replace "wire nuts". They will not come undone under vibration. I'm reworking my three band fan dipole now, 75-40-20 meters, and using the Wago 221-415 Lever Nuts, which can join 5 wires. Though I'm only using four holes. There is a stripping mark on the side showing just how much insulation to strip.

One of the reason I love your videos is you show the real world difficulties of how most projects go. If you're not having problems you're not having fun as far as I'm concerned. Another fun and informative video. Thanks!! Positive vibes sent your way. Jack K5FIT

This is great. This is exactly how it goes when putting up a wire dipole! You are showing all the things that you do. Well done and entertaining, as someone who loves putting up dipoles. Thank you.

Great work mate

Your videos are so interesting. I always enjoy your content.

Absolutely Sir…..warm feelings of love to all

Oy! That was my dipole!😀. And that’s a genuine surgeons knot. (Not)

Really cool! Cheers !

All you need to do is glue two DX commanders bases together 😊

Great video fighting the trees and building Tom's antenna

Another great vid Cal! Great to see you tenaciously moving forward on KZfaq! Don’t sweat the petty stuff and don’t pet the sweaty stuff my friend… 😉 73

Certainly difficult times. Thoughts are with all. You're a top chap Cal. I do think you went a bit Tom Hanks in Castaway at one point tho. Great vid. Great comments on your discord too. 73

Thank you, Callum. Enjoyed your video. Enjoyed listening to your discourse. N0QFT

So Glad your on the mend Cal, was quite concerned for you for awhile...you know about my wife so, you'll understand my concern...very glad your well Sir

Vy interesting 💪👍

Your not far wrong with the bang Callum

I want to build a permanent fan dipole for home but with some more higher bands, I think it'll be a nightmare to build in my home jungle. Lol p.s. I like that folding extension ladder, super portable.👍🤠

Very interesting, folding back a dipole legs, halves the resistance of the leg, because the current in each folded arm is shared between the two, this enables the dipole to form a better match to the feed point, usually this would be a coaxial fed balun with a 50:300 transformation, so I’m interested to see what impedance your aiming for at the centre, I wonder what the analyser calculated as the feed point impedance. There is nothing like your videos on KZfaq for antenna education, they are world class, well done.

Another great video on antenna setup. I do wonder how you keep your patience doing all that by yourself. I would have lost it at day one 🤣 73- n2imb

I'm planning to do something similar, a 80/40 but i plan to tune it by cutting both wires at the end of the 80 and splice with Wago connectors.

Good job n hard job

Great video , quick question why do the trees not effect the swr after all they connected to earth via their sap and roots ?

Late to the party, sorry. When using trees, rather than masts, I would recommend using weights on the ends of the lines, rather than securing the ends to the tree. Less strain on the elements when the wind is blowing, and self adjusting for tension. If you're going to get on the lad for his knot, I should point out, the 'figure 8' knot is for the purpose of what you're using your 'stopper knot' for. (originally used to keep lines / ropes from pulling out of pulleys.

Another great video Callum. Just a thought would it have been easier to put the wires at the edge of the forest instead of in the thick of it. keep up the good work.

Hi Cal just a quick one I bought some small stainless steel pulleys to put power cord through to pull my wires up to my roofline instead of going up and down ladders I wonder Baby you could use the same idea for in the trees

If you run across the other videos on fan dipoles you've made upload those too. I was looking for one today and I forgot that KZfaq lost your videos.

Hello from Maine. May I ask you some questions? What are you using for your underground cable? I'm just starting out (after not being on the air for decades, so re-learning everything) and would like to place my antennas approximately 80 feet away up a slight hill behind my house. While I dig my trench for the coax, I may drop in a few cables for different antennas. This will be a permanent install.

Can you reupload "how many radials do I need"? It's mentioned on the website on the page for the Classic. Considering purchasing and I'd like to watch that. Thanks. Hope they fix the other channel.

Clearly too early for me as my brain heard. Make sure we have the elephant separation. Is that a problem in forests 🤣?

Callum, I am going to purchase your DX Commander in the very near future for a better DX capability. I am looking for a way to add 60 meters. Is there a way to integrate it into the DX Commander, or an I better off using a separate wire? I currently run a non-resonant inverted v wit apex at 30 feet with a 9:1 unun. It gives me 80-6 meters, 80 needs an ATU. It is important that I come up with a reasonable tech solution for 60. I am in an HOA, and limited space. Thanks.

Was this antenna flattop or invented V KQ4CD Paul

Making a 6 &10M fan - Why not KF0HRF

So going through the trees don't hurt

Is it possible to fold the leg back on itself a 3rd time? If so, what does that do to the loading ratios?

Wondering if you know how to wind a 16:1 balun - am making a folded dipole with a 1000 w terminating resistor - can't find anything on how to wind a 16:1

Oh that's the highest or lowest

Too bad you don't have some mature Douglas fir trees

Callum, -40C = -40F