[Elecraft] OT: G5RV trivia

[Jan]

You are making me relive history Ken, K0PP; for in 1963 Jim, 9M2DQ sent me the 1957*/RSGB Bulletin /*with the article. I republished it in theMalaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter Society /NEWSLETTER/  in early 1964; while Editor and 9M2JJ. Many of the Malayan hams put one up for use on 40 Meters; with 51'of wire each side of center, then 32' tv-twin-lead and 68'of 72-Ohm coax for the feed-line. Never were we concerned about the SWR ~ what, with the pie-networks, one simply tuned-up.  Along came Ken, HS1I (now retired,W8JVP) and he recommended we string the antenna North & South. What a surprise; we all gained at least an S-unit between stations between Singapore, Malaya and Thailand. {you'll have to ask W8JVP about his*propagation*  studies in Thailand}.

Lou Varney also suggested that one could use open-wire feeders all the way into the shack, with an ATU.  That I have done after returning from teaching in Malaysia as a Peace Corps Volunteer, in 1965.  What memory cells don't get "scratched" on this reflector

Cheers, Jan K1ND