[Elecraft] OT: G5RV antenna

[Martin Sole]

Made me laugh. I guess Reg had other designs :)

Martin, HS0ZED


On 09/12/2018 23:44, CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft wrote:
> 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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