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I had a G5RV over the roof of my last apartment building and never had any
problem with RFI there, no RF ground or anything since I was on the second
floor. I did have the coax coiled up where it met the twin lead the 10 times
recommended for those and I know for fact I didn't bother anything what so
ever over there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:10 AM
Subject: Re: G5RV and RFI/TVI?
> Tom:
>
> Well, my G5RV has about 35 feet of ladder line running from the center
> insulator down to a 2 or 3-foot piece of coax with a PL259 that connects
> to
> the rig. No balun.
>
> It's one that I was given, but I used it mainly for 40 meters a number of
> years ago when I had the tower up here at the home QTH.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 5:34 AM
> Subject: Re: G5RV and RFI/TVI?
>
>
>> Tom, by coax type I meant that the antenna itself is made of coax.
>> However,
>> I've also found less tvi problem if I was running a version that ran the
>> ladder
>> line through a balun and in to coax to the rig rather than directly
>> connecting
>> the ladder line to the rig.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>
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