There is compromise, and then there is compromise.  Depending upon how you 
install it, you can either make it effective, or relatively ineffective.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 08:09 AM 12/23/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>A G5RV is already a compromise, if you can make it work, great. Most people
>can make them work very well. Heck, mine is setup completely against the
>instructions and people who see it ask me how I can get out as well as I do
>with it, especially the guys that get on the HF NTS nets and have to use me
>as a relay constantly because theirs that is setup right doesn't work as
>well. Next time it breaks, I'm very curious to see what the cobra ultralite
>will do there the same way. I was going to put them both up together but the
>nasty weather set in before I could get the ultralite up and I'd say 1 or 2
>more good wind storms, my quick fix on the G5VR is all done and I'll swap
>the antennas out.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 5:09 PM
>Subject: Re: g5rv question
>
>
> > That would be ideal, but I don't have one, so I bring it as far down
> > vertically as possible and then flatten it out a few feet above the
> > ground.  It doesn't work as well as it could, but even a compormise
> > antenna
> > is better than no antenna at all.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
>
>
>
>
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