In my experience, most internal tuners should be able to handle a G5RV on 
all bands exept maybe 30 meters.  This was exactly the case with my TS-440. 
Since the K3 tuner will match loads up to a 10 to 1 SWR, it handles 30 just 
fine, at least as far as the transmitter is concerned.  Lou WA3MIX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:32 PM
Subject: choosing antennas


> Hi Mike;
> The nice thing about something like the dxcc is that it won't require
> much of a tuner.  An internal tuner will be more than adequate.  Not
> sure how well the internal tuner will work with the g5rv.
> As for that poor neglected tower, is it in a position that you can hang
> the center of a wire antenna from it?  You should be able to manage some
> type of pulley arrangement so you don't have to climb the thing every
> time you put up a new wire.
>
> -- 
> richard