yes, you have to move the antenna leg away from the feed line, that's your 
biggest problem right there and if it's calling for the 10 turns of coax as 
mine did, you'll need that too. You can't have the feedline too close to one 
leg of the antenna it will pretty well cancel it out completely.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 5:13 PM
Subject: G5RV Operation


> Hi all:=20
>
> My XYL and I installed my G5RV this past weekend and I'm only tuning on =
> the top portion of 80, 40 and 20.=20
> Its in an inverted V but I don't have the 10 turns coax balun done, I =
> need to cut off allot of access coax, better to have too much than not =
> enough and the feed line is running parallel to one of my antenna legs =
> but about one foot or so below.=20
> Should I move that leg away from the coax and use the 10 turn coax =
> balun? I know I got to shorten up my coax, got about 30 feet too much.=20=
>
>
> TNX & 73:=20
>
> Michael De VO1RYN=20