Hey Tom, What about using a tuning aid that changes tone with output?  Then 
you could tune your screwdriver for the highest or lowest tone which would 
also give you a good SWR?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna


>    Thanks, Pat.
>
> I'm going to continue trying to see what I can do out at the RV site.  My
> problem is that there are just not many trees around, and they are all in
> the wrong locations.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "For blind ham radio operators" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>
>
>>    Thanks, Pat.
>>
>> I'm going to continue trying to see what I can do out at the RV site.  My
>> problem is that there are just not many trees around, and they are all in
>> the wrong locations.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>
>>
>>> Not to turn this into a G5RV "it's wonderful" session but I had one
>>> 45 feet up at the center, configured as an inverted "V" and it was a
>>> wonderful antennna.  France and Australia on 40 with 100 watts.  My
>>> next location it was a bum installation and the antenna never did
>>> particularly well.  And now I have the W5GI Mystery Antenna, a
>>> modified G5RV at 35 or so feet and I am very well pleased with its
>>> performance.
>>> So Tom, you could do a whole lot worse if you can get up in the air a
>>> bit.
>>> Good luck.
>>> Pat, K9JAUAt 05:58 AM 7/2/2012, you wrote:
>>>