that is exactly correct. what you gain in one area, you sacrifice in others.
and for what it's worth, a g5rv, will not resonate on any amateur band.
it'd be more correct to say it's not cut for resonance on any amateur band.
if you had the space you'd be better served to put up a few resonant
antennas say, one for 80 and one for 40 and use them up on their third,
sixth and ninth harmonics respectively.
not the best solution but it's just a thought.
Shaun,
vk2fese,
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On 24/08/2008 12:29 AM, the old scribe known as Louis Kim Kline was able
to impart this pearl of wisdom:
> Hi.
>
> "Best" is kind of a nebulous term because it depends upon the criteria that
> you are using to judge what is good. In this case, it looks like his
> criteria is durability, not necessarily radiation efficiency. A G5RV will
> always be a compromise antenna, regardless of who makes it and what
> materials they make it out of. By picking your company carefully, you
> might pick one that deteriorates quickly, or one that will last a while,
> but you are not going to find a miracle performer that will drage in more
> DX than every other antenna out there--quite the opposite. It is
> guaranteed to perform more poorly than a resonant dipole. That being said,
> if getting on a lot of frequencies with one antenna is your objective, your
> space is limited, and you don't mind the trade-offs, go fore it. I just
> felt that it was good to poke a pinhole in this guy's hype and do a little
> reality check.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:50 PM 8/22/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>> Hi, folks.
>>
>> My trusty home-brew G5RV seems to have finally bitten the dust, after about
>> 8years of service.
>>
>> Therefore, I am thinking of replacing it by purchasing a comercially-made
>> one, and would like to tap into the wisdom of the group regarding what best
>> to do.
>>
>> I understand that the G5RV's made by a guy named Kerry in, I believe, South
>> Carolina, have gotten real good reviews on e-ham, much better than, for
>> example, the G5RV's sold by MFJ.
>>
>> Here's the description of his deluxe G5RV:
>>
>> Deluxe G5RV Antenna
>>
>> Very High Quality Antenna
>>
>>
>> WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. The standard length 102' G5RV antenna. This
>> antenna covers 80 - 10 mtrs. and is superior in quality to all other
>> manufacturers antennas of it's kind. Amateurs who have used the True-Talk
>> antennas agree that they are the top antenna available today. Check out my
>> feedback or the True-talk reviews at http://eham.net, it says it all. The
>> antenna is made using quality materials and is manufactured with great
>> attention to detail. This antenna consists of 102' of #12, double covered
>> stranded copper wire. The center insulator was designed by WA2NAN and
>> incorporates a strain relief for the ladder-line.(a weak point in other
>> antennas). The end insulators are heavy duty two-way pull, double U -type
>> and support the antenna very well. The ladder-line is 31' of 300 ohm HD
>> copper-clad steel window-line, (NOT TV. TWIN-LEAD). The feeder is connected
>> to 70' of high quality RG-8X coax and includes a silver-teflon PL-259
>> connector. All connections are soldered and covered with heat-shrink tubing.
>> This antenna comes completely assembled and ready to install. Wire will be
>> green or blue, depending on inventory. Check out the reviews at
>> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2202. For questions contact
>> [log in to unmask] . Payment is with money order, cashiers check or paypal.
>> The shipping is via US postal Priority Mail. I use only Priority Mail, it's
>> fast and fairly priced. Send me your zipcode for shipping costs.
>>
>> Price of this model $75.00 plus $ 12.60 shipping in the US. For outside the
>> US. Send me your address Handles 1500 watts.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Does this antenna seem to be over-priced?
>>
>>
>>
>> My other option would be to go with something like a Carolina Windom, but
>> I'm not sure of the pros and cons of that kind of wire antenna in comparison
>> to the G5RV.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd also be willing to consider other wire antenna suggestions as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would like to cover 80 through 10 meters, with my TS480 which has the
>> built-in auto-tuner.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>
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