[Elecraft] OT: G5RV antenna

[CUTTER DAVID]

Sorry, I said Reg, should have said Louis
David G3UNA

> On 09 December 2018 at 16:30 CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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
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