Subject: [ICOM] Question abt 746 pro and G5RV combo

[w0ng at adelphia.net]

>From my own experience with my 746pro and a G5RV at 32 feet in the air as an inverted V, at least 70 feet of 50 ohm coax must be attached to the end of the ladderline in order to get a good match using the internal tuner. Just my 2 cents...

Bill
w0ng


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It could be due to using a different feed line length.
73

David N1EA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Subject: [ICOM] Question abt 746 pro and G5RV combo


Don that's sort of what I'm wondering also.

Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Williams" <jdonw at comcast.net>
To: <Icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 10:39 AM
Subject: Subject: [ICOM] Question abt 746 pro and G5RV combo


Hello all,

I have a 746Pro with a G5RV and use the internal tuner on bands 80 thru 6!
I have the G5RV as a flat top, which is what it was designed for, I think.
Flat top with the feed line hanging straight down.  I love this antenna and,
as I said, it tunes the above bands down to SWR of 1.5 or below with the
internal tuner on the 746Pro.  I don't know why mine works and others have
the high SWR problems.

73,
Don AE6VV
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