[Antennas] " G5RV " TYPE ANTENNA / "CUSHCRAFT MA5V"ANTENNA QUESTIONS

[George, W5YR]

Almost "anything" will work after a fashion, Jerry. It is just that some
things work better than others. Whatever you do, don't change anything!  
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73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas         
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe   
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
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"Lofstead, Jerry" wrote:
> 
> Gee... I have TWO large metal tool boxes (length wise ) sitting on my 450
> ohm feed line to keep it from moving around in the room...  Does that
> mean it will not work???  Hummmm, I seem to be working the world, all
> kinds of DX, using Milli Watts...  Humm, must be something different in
> Georgia.  8-).
> 
> I have never worried about "metal" in the vicinity of the feed line for
> the last 49 years of hamming.