No problem, Lou, and maybe I'll just work you with that G5RV and my
TS480.
I plan to be playing around on 20 and 40 meters tomorrow afternoon.
I now need to get the TS480 running on SSB, and may try to make some
contacts tomorrow for the RAC contest.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: more G5RV stuff
> Tom,
>
> I fear I have once again answered an email without first reading what
> others
> on the list have already addressed. So based on what I have subsequently
> seen, I think you're good to go. Have at it and good DX. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: more G5RV stuff
>
>
>> Lou:
>>
>> I am indeed taking the SWR readings with the meter between the rig and
>> the
>> antenna, but I don't have an LDG TW1. I am using a talking SWR meter
>> that
>> originally was made by a guy named Remy Simmard out of Quebec, Canada.
>>
>> When I connect the SWR meter, one side of the meter module is connected
>> to
>> the rig, while the other side is connected to the antenna.
>>
>> When the antenna is tuned using the internal auto-tuner, this SWR stays
>> about the same, although the actual meter on the rig reads 1.1 to 1,
>> probably because of the internal tuning that was just done by the
>> auto-tuner.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 2:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: more G5RV stuff
>>
>>
>> > Wow, that's surprising, Tom. With the TS 440 i use the internal tuner
>> > which
>> > will not be happy with anything above 1.5 to 1, and I can tune it with
> no
>> > problem on 80, 60 40, 20 and 17. But how are you taking your readings?
> If
>> > you're using the LDG, the readings won't be accurate because the meter
>> > will
>> > be between the rig and the antenna. Lou
>> > ----- 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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