Tom,

It sounds like your G5 is, at least, working to a point that you will be 
able to operate from your RV now.

Glad you got that working.  This antenna should be more convenient than the 
screwdriver that you used to use since the park management will let you put 
it up.

Does your G5 not work on 12 or 17 meters?  You didn't mention those two 
bands when you mentioned where it will tune.

73

Howard #3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Not a sound


>    Pat:
>
> I was on 7.191 or thereabouts out at the RV around 4 p.m  3 p.m. your 
> time.
> Gave out my call several times, but no response.
>
> Actually heard George (WD8INW) work a station in the Ohio State Parks
> contest just above 7.191, but then lost him in the contest activity.
>
> My G5RV continues to work reasonably well, I think.  I ended up putting a
> total of 100 feet of coax outside the RV as kind of a tuning stub, and got
> the antenna to tune on 10, 15, 20, all of 40, and the lower half of 80
> meters.
>
> Once again, worked over into Europe on 20 meters, thanks to the worked all
> Europe contest, and even a few European stations on 40 meters later last
> evening.  Did lots of state-side stuff on 40 meters too, so I think the
> antenna is actually working at least somewhat well.
>
> Hopefully, next week-end, we will have a 40-meter round table so I can 
> test
> the antenna out with the group.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 6:43 PM
> Subject: Not a sound
>
>
>> Listened around the frequency for ten minutes after three and didn't
>> hear a single voice or call I recognized.  Quite a bit of contest
>> activity, though.
>> Pat, K9JAu
>>