John: Are you talking about the 102-foot version here, or the longer one? I do seem to have trouble getting mine to run on 80, so I usually don't risk it since I have an 80-meter dipole up as well. Maybe my trouble has something to do with my installation on my tower. Very interesting discussion! Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:25 PM Subject: Re: g5rv antenna > 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 > >