Pat, I do have coax to the G5RV balun, but don't believe it is an active 
part of theantenna. The ladder line is active but I don't think coax could 
possibly ber active.
Tom

On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, Pat Byrne wrote:

> Tom,
> If I understand your note, you are connecting the ladder line from
> the G5RV directly to the K850.  If this is the dcase, it might well
> be your problem.  The G5RV uses a specified length of coaxial cable
> as a part of the radiating system.  I believe that the spec. for my
> version of the G5RV specified seventy feet of 50 ohm cable.
> Does this help?
> Pat, K9JAUAt 02:54 PM 4/2/2006, you wrote:
>> Thanks for all six of the responses I have received so far. The Kenwood
>> 850 has an internal antenna tuner. It worked fine last year  at Handihams
>> radio camp in Malibu.  That was with a G5RV. The R7 is just like it was
>> when I acquired it from the estate of silent key Bob Larson, except for
>> one joint half way up the mast and the 10 radials at the base. Would
>> polishing up the surface do any good or does rf not care? I couldn't use
>> it San Francisco because my lot was only 22 feet wide, but now I have 75
>> by 300 feet. First I'll try the suggestion from two of youto put the twin
>> lead straight and perpendicular to the long line, but at an angle to the
>> ground. I's new and connects directly to the transmitter. I've used two
>> different coax cables on the R7 with identical results. The ground is
>> fine. I could get the G5RV higher if I could figure out what to use as a
>> non-metallic mast. Any ideas?  Would it be worth buying an external
>> antenna tuner to use instead of the internal a t in the K850?
>> Again, thanks for all the quick help. I don't stay on this list because
>> there is too much traffic for me to add to what else is coming through,
>> but it is great to get back on now and then. I'm always available at
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Tom Karnes K6FUN
>> 73
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