[Antennas] ATAS-25

[KZ5V]

Richard
   Hey its early January, but I did enjoy........... your early 'April Fools
Joke'
Thank You  and Happy New Year !
KZ5V
PS  Look into the Burce Array, yes, it is twice the length of the G5RV,which
can be used all band with a tuner, just like your G5RV. Ohh, it has 10db
gain on 40m, unlike the G5RV. The models of the G5RV I have seen, show the
G5RV to have the same gain as a dipole. Possibly a 1/2 wave vertical dipole
could give you some DX you haven't heard in a while, and it requires no
radials and no ground system. If length is an issue, I can recommend a
hamstick, which I have been using on my ve jetta for over a year,
successfully, yes you need a ground or radial; system. Some of my friends
have cut up their G5RV and use it as a radial system.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brunner" <rbrunner at gis.net>
Cc: <Antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] ATAS-25


> Robert Lay (W9DMK) wrote:
> > You can't really condemn a vertical that is only  7' long on 40 meters.
> > Remember, the Hustler 40 m vertical mobile antenna (I used one for
> > years) is not a bad antenna for mobile use. But yes, I would definitely
> > prefer a G5RV thrown up in a tree over any kind of vertical.
>
> Yes, all true.  That said, if you can radiate one or two Watts you can
> work the world, but it's much easier with a full sized resonant antenna.
>   Also having "any" antenna is better than none, and any antenna can be
> good under the circumstances.
>
> I also note that a dipole is a very good antenna indeed, and usually as
> good as or slightly better than a vertical, at least for domestic QSO's.
>   Verticals are very good over seawater and saltmarshes.  Yes, if you
> want to work DX on 160, 80, and 40M a (big) vertical is very good, but
> there are tradeoffs.
>
> Richard Brunner, AA1P
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