Hi John!

What is the A99? Is that an antenna or a rig or what? 

Read something about an antenna for top band yesterday, but forget if it was
in the Handiham Eletter or July QST. 

By the way, any idea why they call 160 the top band? I know it's the lowest
in frequency and results in the longest length needed. I just can't figure
that out.

I could hear you over the noise in Minneosta Monday morning, so I know it
was working pretty good on a day that couldn't be much worse, hi hi.

73,
Dave

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of John J. Jacques
Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2015 7:15 a.m.
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Subject: Re: Truths about the G5RV antenna

Hi all, I use a G5RV Jr, wich is the size of a 40 meter dipole, and is as
much as I can fit into the available space here!  It works farely well on
20, but I have to use a tuner, as the SWR is aproximently 7 to 1, and it
works very well on 40, but again, I need a tuner, because the SWR is 12 to
1.  The internal tuner will tune it on 20, but not 40.  I just checked for
grins and giggles, and the SWR on 10 is 1.6 to 1.  I don't usually use it,
as my A 99 has a 1.0 to 1 SWR, and many of us locally are vertically
polarized, but I could if I had to.  Mine is probably in the worst
configuration, it is an inverted V, about 20 feet at the center, and 6 or 7
feet at each end!  I wish I had room for a full size one, just to see how it
would, but being in a mobile home park, I am lucky to have up what I do.
Besides the G5RV Jr, and the A 99, I have 2 dual band verticals, a 2 meter
ground plane, a 220 vertical and a 6 meter vertical!Does anyone have any
ideas for something on 160?  GRIN!

73:
John


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