[Antennas] RE:G5RV"BaluN"

[Karl Kanalz]

I'd be willing to be you a dollar to a doughnut (not one of those
"Krispy-Kreme" things, either!)
that your G5RV kit was originally manufactured by "Van Gordon Engineering"
...

Karl K - W8TIF
McKinney, Texas

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph D DLVA
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 7:27 AM
To: 'John McClain'; Antennas
Subject: RE: [Antennas] G5RV resistance question

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:digi2@earthlink.net]
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