A G5RV is already a compromise, if you can make it work, great. Most people 
can make them work very well. Heck, mine is setup completely against the 
instructions and people who see it ask me how I can get out as well as I do 
with it, especially the guys that get on the HF NTS nets and have to use me 
as a relay constantly because theirs that is setup right doesn't work as 
well. Next time it breaks, I'm very curious to see what the cobra ultralite 
will do there the same way. I was going to put them both up together but the 
nasty weather set in before I could get the ultralite up and I'd say 1 or 2 
more good wind storms, my quick fix on the G5VR is all done and I'll swap 
the antennas out.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: g5rv question


> That would be ideal, but I don't have one, so I bring it as far down
> vertically as possible and then flatten it out a few feet above the
> ground.  It doesn't work as well as it could, but even a compormise 
> antenna
> is better than no antenna at all.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>