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Butch:
I also thought about one of those B and W antennas, since we have one up at
our County EOC, but thought I might be able to do a little better and spend
somewhat less money.
I guess the truth remains to be seen.
73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
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From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: G5RV VS Windom
> Well, as someone else said, theory asside, I've put up an antenna in one
> place and it worked great, put it up some place else and it wasn't good at
> all. I had a g5rv up here in Vegas as I only have a 100 foot lot and it
> wasn't all that great. I also wanted something my solid state amp could
> work with as I don't have an external tuner. I bought the b and w 1.8-30
> which is a folded dipole looking thing. I clal it my dummy load with
> wires. It is fed with coax, has a balon at the bottom and an unknown
> plastic thing, I think a resister in the center of the top wire right
> above the feed point. It covers from 1.8 to 30, although it doesn't work
> well at all on 160. I've compared it to a gap vertical that I have up
> here and some times one is better and some times the other is. I am not
> exactly sure, but think the over all length is 105 feet. The wires are
> about 18 inches or so apart with spreaders of corse.
> It is a compromise antenna, but seems to work fairly well here and works
> on all bands.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
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