Richard, if possible get the ends of the ant as high as you can so noone 
touches them while on the air,  There is pretty high voltages on the ends of 
the ant.  73
Ed K7UC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: g5rv


> Well, I had one up here in Vegas, I replaced it with a b and w 1.8-30
> because my solid state amp needed a good swr.  Anyhow, I used a 30 foot
> tv mast with no guys and my ends are only 3 foot or so above the ground.
>  That is all the room I had.  Better to have the ends higher if you can,
> but I didn't have any choice here.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2007, Richard Fiorello
> wrote:
>
>> Hi;
>> I have never tried a g5rv.  If one doesn't have a tower large tree etc 
>> what
>> would be a good easy idea for a center support?  If one were to try tv 
>> mast
>> how many guy ropes might one need in a fairly windy area?  How high 
>> should
>> the ends be above ground?
>> Richard
>>
>
>