[Elecraft] OT:. G5RV's

[Elecraft K3]

John,

I think this is a reasonable conclusion.  Early on I used a G5RV and it was invaluable reference for my later antenna building experience.  I went to build doublets in the same space and I still keep an 80m doublet in the air.

Recently I have gotten into building no compromise rotatable dipoles.  By no compromise I mean full sized monoband rotatable dipoles - no traps, coils or cap hats 1/2 wave off the ground in free space.  These are relatively easy to build without a huge tower if you keep the weight down.  That’s not too hard to do without a boom to support the parisitic elements.  Great bang for the buck.

Another country heard from,

73 de Eric, KG6MZS
  
> On Aug 4, 2016, at 3:14 PM, John Frazier <fraz1 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> Over the years, immediately after a change in QTH, I have used the G5RV as an interim antenna.