I'm often amazed at how real life experience flies in the face of antenna 
theory.  Not that I am discounting theory at all, I just find that, wherever 
RF is concerned, all bets are off.  I agree with everything Mike Duke has 
said about the G5RV but my own G5RV has given me results somewhat different 
from what Mike has portrayed.  I got it from AES several years ago.  It is 
anywhere from 40 to 50 feet high depending on where along it's length you 
look.  It works superbly on 80, 60 and 40.  It doesn't load well on 30 
meters as I would expect.  Nevertheless, I've worked lots of DX with it on 
that band despite a high SWR.  Here's the really wierd finding;  it loads 
beautifully on 20 meters but just doesn't seem to work well on that band. 
I've had contacts but mostly with so so reports.  But I get superb reports 
on 80, 60 and 40 using the internal tuner on the Kenwood TS440.  I 
understand things aren't supposed to work that way so go figure.  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: G5RV VS Windom


>    Richard:
>
> We had a small hamfest in our local area this morning, and I was talking 
> to
> one of the guys in our area that's pretty knowledgeable about antennas 
> like
> this, and he told me that there's a difference between the Carolina 
> Windom,
> and the regular Windom, and he suggested that the regular Windom will do
> much better than the Carolina Windom any day.
>
> He even suggested that I should go with a rregular windom over the G5RV.
>
> This is the first time I heard of a difference between the Carolina Windom
> and the regular Windom, so this is all news to me.
>
> The regular windom is 235 feet long, and will work on 10 through 160.  I'm
> not sure what they even go for, but will have to check it out.
>
> Or, maybe I could just make one.
>
> My property should be big enough to accommodate it, although I may have to
> make a bit of a loop in a few spots to get to supports for the end.
>
> Much to learn here.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:07 AM
> Subject: G5RV VS Windom
>
>
>> Hey Tom,
>>
>>   Personally, if I had to choose between the two, it would be the "G5RV".
>> I have never used the one you described, but have used one in a situation
>> where I was waiting on some help to put up a Double Bazooka.  I have no
>> experience with the Carolina Windom, have listened to fellows discussing
>> the
>> pros and cons of it to various kinds of Dipoles and most of the time it
>> did
>> not
>> get good reviews.
>>   My personal choice is the Double Bazooka, however I am not cramped for
>> space.  I do not know your situation in that regard.
>>
>> K F 5 U B Richard