Dave:

Good point here!

Do you happen to know what the standard length is for the longer G5RV?

Best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: g5rv antenna


> There is nothing magic about 51 feet each side of center.  You could make
the 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
> >>