[Antennas] G5RV resistance question

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:26:51 -0400

John,
	I have taken my G5RV "balum" apart and found just a wire from each
terminal to a PL-259 connector.  NO torrids, NO transformer or no matching
network of any kind.  Sorry, I forgot the manufacturer of the G5RV that I
have.  I did purchase the antenna at HRO about 5 years ago.

BTU OM,
Joe AG4BW

-----Original Message-----
From: John McClain [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 1:19 PM
To: Antennas
Subject: [Antennas] G5RV resistance question

I am about to put up a G5RV that I purchased at HRO a couple of years
ago.  I forgot to measure the resistance from shield to center
conductor before soldering the PL-259 and now I find that the
resistance is less than 1 ohm.  The twinlead and RG-8 used in the
feedline meet in a sealed piece of PVC pipe where I suspect there is a
transformer which would explain the low resistance but I am not
certain.  Does anyone know what reading I should expect?  Is less than
1 ohm OK?

John
K7SVV
K2 #2569

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