I always used a tuner, and had no problems with it on
80, though it worked much better at full length than
it did crammed in the little backyard I had in Arizona
as an inverted Vee on 80. Oh, I could get it to tune
on 160, but it didn't get out too well at all.

--- "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> >>


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