[ICOM] G5RV Dipole

[Buck (N4PGW)]

I never OWNED one, but I did operate a Kenwood TS440SAT connected to one
many years ago that belonged to a friend.  The antenna and rig were a great
match.  Change frequency, punch the Tune button and in ten seconds or less,
you were good to go.

Gain?  I don't know.  There is a lot of information on the internet about
the antenna.  It may not be the highest gain antenna for any given band, but
it does work well.  

Buck
N4PGW

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of D & M Pendergast
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:19 AM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] G5RV Dipole

Hello to all,

I would like to add my two bits also.

I have used a G5RV (minus any coax connected to the twin feeder) with the
AH-4 feeding it directly at the end of the twin line.  One side of the line
to the ground connection and the other to the antenna connection.

It works and tunes fantastically on all bands between 160 and 6M.  Yes,  you
would be surprised how well it works for 6m SSB!  On 160, it will tune and
work, I have worked both VK5 and VK7 from my QTH in VK3 with good reports
both ways.  Of course on 80, 40 and 20 it roars like a lion.  I use it for
portable or field work, not as my home station antenna but I have been so
impressed with the performance of my field day setup that I am intending to
put up the same arrangement here at home as a secondary antenna system that
will work all bands should I wish to have two bands going at once.  Does
happen sometimes!

I recommend it although the purists would say it is not the best for this
reason or that.  Fact is it works well.


73,  Des - VK3DMP.




----- Original Message -----
From: "joel hallas" <jrhallas at optonline.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] G5RV Dipole


Tony,

I sucessfully use a G5RV on almost all bands (not too good on 30 M),
along with other antennas. If you are using a full-sized G5RV (102'
flat-top), I believe you are giving up a lot if you tie the leads
together. I haven't used an AH-4, but have used a similar (I guess) SGC
SG-230 with the center conductor of the coax on the antenna terminal and
the coax shield on the tuner ground post. It may work even better,
especially on the higher bands, if you have enough coax to make a coil
of half a dozen turns 6 " in diam right before the coax connects to the
tuner to limit current on the outside of the coax.

Nothing wrong with hooking the leads together, but you end up with a
"capacitance hat on a vertical" and the antenna is the outside of the
coax (in my house running through the basement) and the open wire line.
If you have high conductivity ground around your house (swamp, ocean,
etc.) and a good ground connection, and a short run to get outside, it
may work well. At my house feeding the coax as I describe works much ,
much better.

73 and GL, Joel
Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR

Tony Lord wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>On 80m the only antenna I have is a G5RV dipole, rig is an IC756 Pro II.
The
>antenna will not load up directly. I also have an AH-9  auto antenna tuner.
>On the G5RV dipole the open wire feeder terminates to an in line SL259
>socket, here I connect some co-ax and at the AH-9 I twist the centre and
>core of the co-ax together and feed the AH-9 directly. Is the right thing
to
>do?? Or would I be better off connecting one side of the dipole to the
>antenna terminal of the AH-4 and the other side to earth??
>
>Would appreciate any comments and advice....
>
>73's de Tony G8DQZ
>
>
>
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