‰ NOW 7 1/2 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM MAY 2015 QST PAGE 65 ‰ ANTENNA STRENGTH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED. USING THE ANTENNA SAG EQUATIONS, I RAN INTO A COUNTERINTUITIVE CONCLUSION THAT ANTENNA STRENGTH MAY NOT BE AFFECTED BY WIRE SIZE. THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOWS HOW I CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION AND HOW YOU CAN IMPROVE THE STRENGTH OF A WIRE ‰ END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ