[Elecraft] OT: G5RV antenna

[CUTTER DAVID]

In addition, Reg was designing in the era of valve output transmitters with built-in pi-tank matching system, so, it was possible to match on different bands.  I'm sure mine worked across 80 to 10m in those days.  For 80 to 10m these days I use a off-centre-fed dipole with hybrid choke/transformer at the feed point as designed by DJ0IP for minimum common mode current.
David G3UNA

> On 08 December 2018 at 16:32 Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> As I've already stated … I have a copy of the original Varney
> RSGB article that describes the G5RV and plainly states that
> it's a 20M only antenna.
> 
> Remember, it requires an antenna tuner …
> 
> Start with a dipole …
> 
> Keep the "magic" 32' length of 300 ohm feedline.
> 
> Delete the 68' of coax.
> 
> What's left?  A "normal" open wire fed dipole, better
> known as a Zepp.
> 
> 73!
> 
> Ken Kopp - K0PP