Butch:

I also thought about one of those B and W antennas, since we have one up at 
our County EOC, but thought I might be able to do a little better and spend 
somewhat less money.

I guess the truth remains to be seen.

73 from Tom Behler:  Kb8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: G5RV VS Windom


> Well, as someone else said, theory asside, I've put up an antenna in one
> place and it worked great, put it up some place else and it wasn't good at
> all.  I had a g5rv up here in Vegas as I only have a 100 foot lot and it
> wasn't all that great.  I also wanted something my solid state amp could
> work with as I don't have an external tuner.  I bought the b and w 1.8-30
> which is a folded dipole looking thing.  I clal it my dummy load with
> wires.  It is fed with coax, has a balon at the bottom and an unknown
> plastic thing, I think a resister in the center of the top wire right
> above the feed point.  It covers from 1.8 to 30, although it doesn't work
> well at all on 160.  I've compared it to a gap vertical that I have up
> here and some times one is better and some times the other is.  I am not
> exactly sure, but think the over all length is 105 feet.  The wires are
> about 18 inches or so apart with spreaders of corse.
> It is a compromise antenna, but seems to work fairly well here and works
> on all bands.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>