[Antennas] G5RV antennas

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:24:54 -0400 (EDT)

Hi Larry:

   Neither have any appreciable gain.  The 50 footer should be good for 40 meters through 10 meters and the 102 footer [why did you add 2 feet?] for 80 meters through 10 meters.  As you probably know, you will need a turner on most, if not all, of the bands.  

   Since G5RVs must be strung in a flat top configuration, it is my experience that an inverted vee dipole from the same height with additional dipoles for other bands sharing the single coaxal feed line will out perform the G5RV.  If you hang the G5RV in an inverted vee configuration, you will experience wave cancelling and, in general, a poor performing antenna.

   Like any horizonal wire antenna, the higher the better.  Preferably 1/2 wavelength or more off the ground at the lowest frequency you intend to operate.

   Good luck.

Ron W7MRR

 --- On Fri 06/20, Larry Fields < [email protected] > wrote:
From: Larry Fields [mailto: [email protected]]
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:15:06 +0000
Subject: [Antennas] G5RV antennas

    Hello I have 2 G5RV antennas and have been wondering if any of these <br>have any kind of Gain <as in db> on em. I was in conversation with a 6 meter <br>ham and he and I have used the shorter versions on 6. I had many good <br>contacts. My 2 antennas are both different types. One is 50 feet and is the <br>Ladder type. And the other is the 102 foot one<i modified it to 104 ft> and <br>is like the one publish inthe ad in Universal radio catalog.<br><br>   Thanks Larry Fields, n6hpx/du1<br><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online  <br>http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963<br><br>- - - <br><br>Your moderator for this list is:<br>Larry Wilson KE1HZ [email protected]<br>_______________________________________________<br>Antennas mailing list<br>[email protected]<br>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/antennas<br>

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