Hi.
This is interesting. Thanks.
--Lou K2LKK
At 11:21 PM 5/19/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>Take a look at the W5GI antenna at the following website:
>http://www.w5gi.com/main.htm
> It sounds like a good replacement for the G5RV.
>
>Richard Tomaszewski
>VE2 BRT
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 11:07 PM
>Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
>
>
> > How is your G5RV set up? Mine plays best on 40, second best on 75 and
> > 20's
> > right there too. It's a little low in the band where it's best after we
> > fixed it, but still plays great. I had to reattach the feedline a few
> > weeks
> > ago so we ended up taking about 4 inches off the ladder line portion. The
> > SWR is a little lower in frequency on the bands than it was but funny
> > thing
> > is, I think the antenna's working a lot better now than it used to.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 10:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
> >
> >
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> Has anyone tried two of these as a dipole on 75 meters, and if so, how
> >> did
> >> you make out? I find that a G5RV really plays badly on 75 meters in this
> >> location, and when a friend swept it with an antenna analyzer, it is
> >> apparent why. On 3.925 MHz where our section net for NTS meets, the
> >> impedance without an antenna tuner is just 4 ohms! It is much healthier
> >> down around 3.500 MHz. It speaks volumes about the MFJ auto tuner
> >> because
> >> it will even transform a load like that, but it actually brings the SWR
> >> at
> >> the radio down to 1.4 to 1, but the efficiency is terrible! Since I use
> >> 75
> >> so much, I'm looking for a better multi-band antenna and plan to scrap
> >> the
> >> G5RV as soon as I can find something suitable that will fit in my yard.
> >>
> >> I've been tempted to look at the ham stick idea as a way to get a quick
> >> and
> >> dirty antenna playing on one spot frequency on the band, knowing full
> >> well
> >> that the bandwidth will be really tight down there.
> >>
> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>
> >> At 07:04 AM 5/19/2007 -0700, you wrote:
> >>>Hi Butch,
> >>>
> >>>I am tuning them individually and plan to combine them later as a dipole.
> >>>
> >>>God bless,
> >>>Mark
> >>>God loves you!
> >>>My ham radio lists.
> >>>http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
> >>>http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
> >>>My personal website
> >>>http://funhamradio.bloki.com
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 6:46 AM
> >>>Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > If you have them set up as a dipole, you want to tune both ends the
> >>> > same.
> >>> > If you tune one and not the other, you're efectively changing the feed
> >>> > point. Remember, even though we feed them with coax, dipoles are a
> >>> > ballanced antenna.
> >>> > 73s
> >>> > Butch Bussen
> >>> > wa0vjr
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
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