GUYS - LISTEN!

Again I say:
the G5RV needs an LC network to  make it a G5RV.
It isn't the length of the top and feeder which determines it to be a
G5RV, it is those with an appropriate tuner, so whatever you have in
your rig for tuning doesn't make 102 top with 34 feet of open wire a
G5RV, the L and C also count.

David


In message <[log in to unmask]>, Steve Forst
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Not sure about the tuner on the 570, but I know the tuner on the  2000 will
>not tune 60 meters even  after the mod is  done to  allow tx on that band.
>The G5RV  I had 15 years ago was made by Van Gordon and  the  paperwork said
>it would not work on 30 meters.  Perhaps a wider matching tuner would tune
>this band for you.
>
>One way to make the 102 foot model work on 160 is to short the feedline at
>the tx end and feed it against ground like a marconi.   You would need  an
>external tuner to make this work and also need a very good ground.  Never
>tried this myself, but have heard that  it can get you on 160 where space is
>a limitation.
>
>73, Steve KW3A
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:43 PM
>Subject: Re: g5rv antenna
>
>
>> I have one of these and must tune for each band.  I am using a ts570 and
>with
>> the internal tuner I cannot tune for 160, 60, or 30 mete5rs.  I can also
>not
>> tune the bottom section of the 10 meter band up to about 28.398 or so but
>other
>> than that it does an excellent job for me.  It does tune out better on 20
>meters
>> than other bands but does an excellent job from 80-12 nd for most of 10
>for me.
>> I have decided that if I connect one end via a switch and essentially
>double the
>> length of one leg I should be able to use it for 160 meters as well.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP, R/D - AU
>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>
>>
>>
>>

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David W Wood