[KYHAM] Advice About HF

[Dave]

John Betner wrote:

>Hello, 
>
>I have just recently aquired a Kenwood TS-2000 and I
>am learning the morse code ( slowly but surely ). I am
>trying to get suggestions on what would be a good HF
>antenna to use. Some people have told me a G5RV will
>work since I have an internal antenna tuner inside
>that radio. Then some people have told me to not get
>one because their junk and doesn't work for nothing.
>Also if a G5RV is recommended how does it need to
>hang. If you can kinda give me direction and advice
>right now all I'm doing is listening but I know as
>soon as I get the General Ticket I will want to be on
>there so I figured I'd go ahead and get it going. 
>
>Thank You
>
>KG 4 LHQ
>

I'm sure you'll get lots of opinions.  Unfortunately, antenna 
discussions usually
generate more heat than light.  Very seldomly is there the one perfect 
antenna.
All antennas are compromises based on an individual's particular 
requirements.
The G5RV works, although perhaps not as well as a full sized dipole.  Then,
again, a lot of people perfer vertically polarized antennas since they 
are easier
to configure so as to achieve a low angle of radiation, and since 
they're closer
to omnidirectional.  Then, again, some people perfer loops, especially since
these may tend to reject noise a bit better than dipole type antennas.  
Other
people perfer the increased directionality and signal strength from a 
beam type
antenna.

How's that for a non-answer?  :*)

Dave
WA4QAL