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Re: g5rv antenna
From:
Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:38:15 -0500
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Give me some time to look through some old files and I can probably find
the measurements.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 08:13 AM 3/16/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>No, I don't know the standard length for the longer G5RV, but I imagine
>someone on the list does.
>
>Dave A F 6 Y
>
>At 04:01 PM 3/15/2004, you wrote:
>
> >     Dave:
> >
> >Good point here!
> >
> >Do you happen to know what the standard length is for the longer G5RV?
> >
> >Best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:50 PM
> >Subject: Re: g5rv antenna
> >
> >
> > > There is nothing magic about 51 feet each side of center.  You could make
> >the legs longer and cover 160 meters.  The ladder line or twin lead combines
> >with the wire portion to effectively lengthen the elements.  If you increase
> >each leg of the wire portion so that the twin lead plus wire length is
> >sufficient for 160 meters, it should tune without a problem.
> > >
> > > Dave, A F 6 Y
> > >
> > > At 03:25 PM 3/15/2004, you wrote:
> > > >They'll go to 80 no problem,  just about everyone I talk to around here
> >goes
> > > >to 80 with a G5RV,  160 is out of the question though.
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Dave Hillebrandt" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:18 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: g5rv antenna
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Now, that could posibly say that it can be tuned on all bands because
> >it
> > > >at
> > > >> least doesn't brag tuning bands that it is too short for. i think 20
> > > >meters
> > > >> was the only band that i found to really be fairly flat but it is a
> >good
> > > >> antenna and with a tuner, even an auto tuner, i believe it will
> tune at
> > > >> least through 40 quite nicely. not so sure about 80 meters though.
> Dave
> > > >W4CI
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:57 AM
> > > >> Subject: Re: g5rv antenna
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> > ou'll need a tuner on all bands.  I don't know why the paper would
> >say
> > > >it
> > > >> > is falt on all bands. no way!!!
> > > >> > 73s
> > > >> > Butch Bussen
> > > >> > wa0vjr
> > > >>

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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