Yes, the G5RV was designed just after WW2 an before the days of readily availablecoaxial cable. David In message <[log in to unmask]>, David R. Basden <[log in to unmask]> writes >I may be wrong, but I think the original G5RV was designed in the days when >rigs had pi networks that would match loads from 30 to 600 ohms. In those >days the G5RV would have tuned on all bands. With modern rigs it takes a >tuner to make the G5RV work on all bands. > >Dave, A F 6 Y > > > > >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 >> >>> >> >>-- >>David W Wood -- David W Wood