Colin:

Unfortunately, I don't have the antenna here, but the center insulator is a 
long piece of plastic about four inches long, about an inch and a half wide, 
and about an inch thick.  I'm not sure how the legs of the antenna are 
fastened to that insulator, nor am I sure how the connections are configured 
and kept in place.  I will check on that when I get the antenna, hopefully 
sometime this week.

I appreciate your interest in this problem, and will keep you posted just as 
soon as I learn more.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: G5RV Disappointment


> tom, what I meant was at the point where the latter line splits into the 
> two
> wire elements of the antenna.
> The g5RV's I've seen usually have some kind of insulator plate where the
> connection between the legs of the antenna, and the latter line are done.
> Usually a couple bolts with nuts for the connections, or in the case of 
> the
> MFJ products, a circuit board where the latter line ends, and the legs of
> the antenna begin.
> That was kind of what I would suspect since yu were able to thoroughly 
> check
> the radio end of the latter line and coaxial pigtail and found little or
> nothing that would indicate a short.
> On the home brew G5RV that we made for our camping trip earlier this year,
> we used a couple small plates of plexy glass sandwiched together, and some
> stainless bolts and nuts, along with some ring terminal connecters to both
> strain relief the latter line, and give a good solid center insulator for
> the legs of the antenna.
> I wonder what you used for your center insulator and connection point on
> your antenna??
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX