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]>
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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
> >