Hi.

That is correct.  So, if I were to load the G5Rv, which is slightly longer 
than the 87.4 feet for a resonant dipole, there might be a little bit of 
gain that would have to be taken into account, since it is 50 watts ERP.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 10:06 AM 1/22/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>My under standing is that you are only allowed 50 watts, and that this is if
>you are using a dipole.  If you use a different type of antenna you would
>have to adjust your power level to make up for the antenna gain.
>     So I guess if your were to run a beam you would have to go QRP. Hi Hi
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:49 AM
>Subject: 60 Meters
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > I haven't, as yet, ventured onto this band, for a couple of reasons.  For
> > one, none of my radios are set up to go on the band unless I completely
> > open them up.  Also, it is difficult to accurately measure my power output
> > on USB with the metering that I have, so it would be hard to pick the
> > appropriate level for the transmitter.  The final problem is that my yard
> > is small enough that it is pretty full of antennas already.  My
> > understanding is that I would need to use a resonant antenna on 60 meters
> > because the only mode of operation allowed on the band is USB, and that
> > even inserting a low power carrier for a couple seconds to adjust an
> > antenna tuner would constitute a violation of the rules.
> >
> > For these reasons, I have opted to not use this band.  I think, if it were
> > not for this last restriction, that it would be fairly easy to load a G5RV
> > on this band, which would allow me to use my existing antennas.  Ignoring
> > the open wire matching section, the wire elements are just a little less
> > than five eights of a wavelength, which I suspect would put the load in
> > the
> > ball park where most tuners would handle it.
> >
> > Anyway, I have no plans to put anything on this band anytime in the
> > foreseeable future.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >

Louis Kim Kline
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