How Long Should a 20M Dipole be in Meters?

RE-UPLOADED TO CORRECT TITLE ERROR A fellow ham, callsign S54LD, says "I have a Balum BU-50 Diamond. I have a 2.5 m2 soft wire. Ho many meters must I have on each side for 14 Mhz. from 14,000 to 14,350?" Dave here to help. Subscribe:    / davecasler  . Ask Dave Playlist: https://goo.gl/inaQeB. Tip Jar: http://ke0og.net/tip-jar Edited by Callum Jakeman Subscribe:    / davecasler  . To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com/home/ To support my channel financially: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options) To pose an Ask Dave question: http://www.dcasler.com/ask-dave/ or http://www.ke0og.net/ask-dave/ Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here:    • Sour Tennessee Red – John Deley and the 41...   I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man" Technician training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/training/ General training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/general/ Amateur Extra training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/extra/ Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.) My primary website: http://www.dcasler.com The ham radio part of my website (direct link): http://www.ke0og.net My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books. My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4. Twitter: @dcasler