I hate to re-introduce things that have already been discusssed but I 
am having a problem with my Carolina Windem.  The last time i was on 
forty meters, the G5RV outperformed the Windem significantly.  I will 
try more comparisons but perhaps the ballun has failed and I am 
looking at a replacement.  My back yard situation makes raising and 
lowering the antenna a bit problematic and finding eyes attached to 
good antena folks is dificult, so I am thinking it is time to do 
something different when I round up that antenna crew.
I can do sixty-six feet either side of open wire line reasonably 
easily and could have a balun where the feed line comes in to the 
crawl space.  I want a 75 and forty meter antena that will do a 
credible job.  And of course I could replace the balun on the 
existing setup.  The Windem has done very well when it is right.
What is the collective wisdom?
Thanks.
Pat, K9JAU