Tom:

Well, the coax is not a problem. ... I was just trying to keep my feed line 
as short as possible.

My next approach (once I get the short figured out), is to get the antenna 
up in the trees, as I originally had planned. How exactly I'm going to do 
that remains to be seen, but I'm sure there's a solution somewhere.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: G5RV Disappointment


> You shouldn't be seeing a dead short.
>
> If you're wrapped around a metal ladder you'll never get the thing to 
> work.
> You've got to be away from metal.  Also, that antenna usually likes to see 
> 50ft
> of coax and an 8-10 turn choke will help with the coax.  They're good 
> little
> antennas so don't give up yet but also keep in mind that you won't get the
> performance with a sloper that you will with a flat top configuration. 
> You'll
> have more of a vertical takeoff angle.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>