[Antennas] 2 meter antenna

[Chad~~KM5QF~~]

> Here is one of those dumb questions...
>
> Let's say I make a vertical long wire for 2 meters?  I attach the braid of
the coax to a 1/4 wave vertical facing down and attach the center conductor
to a vertical long wire perhaps, let's say, 40 feet long (or high) to the
top of a tree.  Has anyone tried it?  It could be several wave lengths
long...   If I can match it to the 2 meter rig, and provide some decent
height, would it work?  What kind of gain would I realize?


Gain the knowledge that youve wasted a lot of time and effort.

"long wires" do not express the same characteristics at vhf that they do at
hf.