Tom,
Probably no point in buying another antenna; the homebrew flavor is
about the same wire and coax, and once you get rid of that short, it
will play just fine. My original RV was homebrew and I got twenty
years service from it. By then most of the insulation was gone from
the flat top and the U V had cracked the ladder line but nothing lasts forever!
Pat, K9JAUAt 02:09 PM 8/19/2012, you wrote:
> Lou:
>
>Sorry, but I neglected to state in my previous posts that the wire for the
>legs of the home brew G5RV I'm working with is either 14 or 12-gauge
>insulated wire.
>
>Thanks for reminding me of that very important detail.
>
>73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:52 PM
>Subject: Re: G5RV Disappointment
>
>
> > Tom,
> >
> > Don't know about the antenna you're using but the AMZ version uses
> > insulated
> > wire,which can possibly help avoid some problems. Of course you should
> > avoid wrapping one of the legs around anything metal, but insulation will
> > prevent any outright electrical contact.
> > Lou Kolb
> > Voice-over Artist:
> > Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
> > Messages On-hold:
> > www.loukolb.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: G5RV Disappointment
> >
> >
> >> Very interesting, Lou.
> >>
> >> I know Tom (W8AMZ), and am now half tempted just to order one from him.
> >>
> >> May still try to get this home brew one to work, though, if I can, and
> >> will
> >> add another chunk of coax into the mix while I'm at it.
> >>
> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:36 PM
> >> Subject: Re: G5RV Disappointment
> >>
> >>
> >>>I don't know if this applies to all flavors of the G5RV but the N8AMZ
> >>> version that I just put up here calls for at least 70 feet of coax
> >>> before
> >>> the ladder line. Consequently, I have a bunch of it coiled up in the
> >>> shack.
> >>> So far, it's working great, especially on 40 meters. Surprisingly, it
> >>> Works
> >>> better on 30 than the old one did.
> >>> Lou Kolb
> >>> Voice-over Artist:
> >>> Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
> >>> Messages On-hold:
> >>> www.loukolb.com
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:31 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: G5RV Disappointment
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Tom:
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, the coax is not a problem. ... I was just trying to keep my feed
> >>>> line
> >>>> as short as possible.
> >>>>
> >>>> My next approach (once I get the short figured out), is to get the
> >>>> antenna
> >>>> up in the trees, as I originally had planned. How exactly I'm going to
> >>>> do
> >>>> that remains to be seen, but I'm sure there's a solution somewhere.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 12:41 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: G5RV Disappointment
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> You shouldn't be seeing a dead short.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you're wrapped around a metal ladder you'll never get the thing to
> >>>>> work.
> >>>>> You've got to be away from metal. Also, that antenna usually likes to
> >>>>> see
> >>>>> 50ft
> >>>>> of coax and an 8-10 turn choke will help with the coax. They're good
> >>>>> little
> >>>>> antennas so don't give up yet but also keep in mind that you won't get
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> performance with a sloper that you will with a flat top configuration.
> >>>>> You'll
> >>>>> have more of a vertical takeoff angle.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tom
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> >>>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >
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