Hi.

In that case, disregard my previous comments.  I would be concerned if it 
looked that bad through the tuner.  But, the SWR isn't great on the G5RV 
much of anywhere without a tuner.  It fits the definition of a multiband 
antenna--it works poorly on multiple bands!

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 10:02 PM 12/27/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>         Chris:
>
>The SWR readings are both with and without the tuner, since my SWR meter
>gives me the actual SWR of the antenna before the auto-tuner in the rig sees
>and corrects it.
>
>In other words, I believe I'm reporting the true SWR readings here.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Schulte" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:09 PM
>Subject: Re: more G5RV stuff
>
>
> > Are these readings what you get after using the tuner?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:09 PM
> > Subject: more G5RV stuff
> >
> >
> >> Hi, all.
> >>
> >> Can someone tell me what an acceptable SWR picture would be for a
> >> 102-foot
> >> G5RV antenna?
> >>
> >> I re-oriented my G5RV antenna today, by making the ladder-line run pretty
> >> much vertically from the antenna feed-point at the top of my 35-foot
> >> tower,
> >> to the coax that then goes into my shack from the base of the tower.  I
> >> checked the connections between the ladder-line and the coax feedline,
> >> and
> >> they still seem to be good.
> >>
> >> My SWR's are a bit better, and the auto-tuners on both my IC746 and
> >> Kenwood
> >> TS480 now tune the antenna on 40 meters (which I couldn't say before),
> >> but
> >> the SWR's still seem quite high to me.
> >>
> >> On 40 meters, I get an SWR anywhere from about 5 to 1 down to about 4 to
> >> 1.
> >>
> >> The antenna has its best SWR readings on 20 meters, which you'd expect,
> >> but
> >> even here, I can't get the SWR to go much below about 1.8 to 1 in the
> >> center
> >> of the band.
> >>
> >> Again, at least now, the auto-tuners in both of my HF rigs will tune the
> >> antenna, but I'm wondering whether it's even safe or wise to use the
> >> antenna
> >> under these conditions.
> >>
> >> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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