Hi Pat and all,
Since we're talking g5rvs, anybody using one on 80, who's getting out real good?
I'm just curious, because it would be nice to hear from someone on the list who has been very successful getting out on 80 with one! All the hams I've ever talked to have told me, that they're just average on 80, and some, nobody could hear.
So, if you're successful, let us know. It would be nice to hear of someone who gets out real well using one on 80.
Trippy, ac8s
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pat Byrne 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:24 AM
  Subject: Re: G5RV and RFI/TVI?


  Tom,
  I have used G5RV antennaes for probably twenty years, installed high 
  and in the clear and low and not in the clear.  I have never thought 
  they were any more likely to cause interference than any other 
  wires/beams that I have had in place.  I am old school and still use 
  a low pass filter and perhaps that helps.  I'll bet I still have one 
  lying around not doing anything if you need one.
  Overall for a compromise antenna, I like the G5RV.
  Pat, K9JAUAt 08:49 PM 8/13/2012, you wrote:
  >Hello, folks.
  >
  >In addition to the alternatives I already have discussed, I'm considering
  >the possibility of putting up the 102-foot G5RV that I have out at the camp
  >site for HF operation.
  >
  >There is a tree right in back of my RV that I could use as the centerpoint
  >for the antenna, and then it would be a matter of figuring out where to tie
  >off the ends.  Right now, that is a bit of a puzzler, since there are no
  >nearby trees in the needed end locations.
  >
  >The other thing, of course, is that I will have to get permission of the
  >camp site manager to string the antenna where it needs to go.  Although we
  >have been on friendly terms with this guy for the last 8 years, and even
  >though he is aware of my ham radio activities, I can't guarantee that he
  >will give his consent to this possibility.
  >
  >One issue too that I need to address is RFI and TVI.  As you can imagine,
  >the camp sites are pretty close, and many of the campers have normal TV's
  >with normal TV antennas.
  >
  >
  >What do you guys know about the G5RV's potential for TVI and RFI, and if
  >this is likely, what is the easiest and cheapest way to deal with it?
  >
  >I will be using no more than 100 watts out at the RV, with my TS480.
  >
  >Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ