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PERFORM THIS OPERATION ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PIPE SO THERE ARE A
TOTAL OF EIGHT HOLES DRILLED IN THE PIPE.  AT THIS POINT, IF YOU DESIRE TO
MAKE THE ANTENNA PORTABLE, YOU MAY CUT THE LENGTH IN HALF AND USE A PIPE
COUPLER TO REASSEMBLE THE PIPE SO THAT IT CAN BE DISASSEMBLED AND EASILY
TRANSPORTED IN A CAR.  NOW, PREPARE THE LOOP WIRES FOR LOOP 1 AND LOOP 2.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH LOOP BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT EACH HAS AN IDENTICAL
LENGTH AND SHAPE.  TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, FIRST PRE CUT TWO LENGTHS OF 18 AWG
WIRE TO A LENGTH OF 32 FEET 5 INCHES.  THEN, TAKE ONE OF THE WIRES AND
ROUTE IT THROUGH THE GUIDE HOLES FORMED IN THE MAST SO THAT THE LOOP WIRE
EXITS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 7.  TAKE THE SAME LOOP WIRE AND ROUTE IT THROUGH
THE PAIR OF VERTICALLY ALIGNED GUIDE HOLES NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE MAST SO
THAT THE LOOP WIRE EXITS FROM THE MAST FROM THE BOTTOMMOST HOLE.  REPEAT
THESE STEPS FOR THE SECOND LOOP WIRE.  NEXT, SELECT A LOCATION FOR YOUR
ANTENNA.  IDEALLY THE GROUND SHOULD BE REASONABLY FLAT AND AS FAR AWAY AS
FEASIBLE FROM BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT
FOR OPERATION BELOW 2 MHZ, WHERE A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 20 FEET IS
RECOMMENDED.  OBTAIN FOUR STAKES TO ACT AS ANCHORS FOR THE GUY ROPES FOR
THE LOOP AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 8, AND SECURE THE GUY ROPES AT MID LEVEL TO THE
MAST.  SELECT A MAST LOCATION AND AN ORIENTATION FOR THE LOOP.  POSITION
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