There is nothing magic about 51 feet each side of center.  You could make the legs longer and cover 160 meters.  The ladder line or twin lead combines with the wire portion to effectively lengthen the elements.  If you increase each leg of the wire portion so that the twin lead plus wire length is sufficient for 160 meters, it should tune without a problem.

Dave, A F 6 Y

At 03:25 PM 3/15/2004, you wrote:
>They'll go to 80 no problem,  just about everyone I talk to around here goes
>to 80 with a G5RV,  160 is out of the question though.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Hillebrandt" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:18 PM
>Subject: Re: g5rv antenna
>
>
>> Now, that could posibly say that it can be tuned on all bands because it
>at
>> least doesn't brag tuning bands that it is too short for. i think 20
>meters
>> was the only band that i found to really be fairly flat but it is a good
>> antenna and with a tuner, even an auto tuner, i believe it will tune at
>> least through 40 quite nicely. not so sure about 80 meters though. Dave
>W4CI
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: g5rv antenna
>>
>>
>> > ou'll need a tuner on all bands.  I don't know why the paper would say
>it
>> > is falt on all bands. no way!!!
>> > 73s
>> > Butch Bussen
>> > wa0vjr
>>