[10m] G5RV

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Wed, 27 Aug 2003 18:12:24 EDT


I've had a G5RV for a number of years and have made many contacts with the 
help of an outboard tuner---A manual tuner with my Icom 735 and now the computer 
controlled tuner with the Icom 706..

I borrowed a friends MFJ antenna analyzer and got the following results---the 
antenna for all intents and purposes is not resonate on any ham band...I am 
posting the freqs and various SWR readings I got---Anyone have an idea if I 
should scrap the G5RV in favor of another antenna?  I am limited for real estate 
and not interested in a vertical.

Here's the  info:

Freq-                  SWR

3.53                   4-1
7.56                   1.8-1
14.254                2.3-1
19.560               1.2-1
25.054               2.5-1
31.535               1.2-1
36.000               2.0-1
43.560               2.1-1
47.260               1.6-1
59.300               1.6-1
71.270               1.5-1
86.900               1.6-1
153.600             1.2-1

Any help/advice would be appreciated!

73'

Bob
WB3DYE