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Re: g5rv antenna
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David W Wood <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 15 Mar 2004 06:42:21 +0000
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Him

the G5RV antenna is 102 foot top, 34 foot open wire feeder going into
coax.

Lou Varney, the designer, devised it to work with an LC network - it
isn't naturally resonant on the old bands - I regret a myth.

David

In message <[log in to unmask]>, c johnson
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>I have the 102 foot version of the g5rv antenna.  When I install it, I can
>only get the swr to come down on the 20 meter band.  Does this antenna
>require a tuner on each band.  the instructions paper that I got with it,
>says it is flat on all bands.  Maybe a misprint.
>Thanks,
>Jim wb4kmq

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David W Wood

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