Mediocre? I'll match it against any trap dipole. If I didn't have the G5RV I would suggest a windom. Had a trap dipole once and long wire beat it G5 RV beat the long wire. I have read varying reports on the G5RV some call it compromise others love it. I would say it's the best antenna I have had. Unless you have alot of real estate and money. And can put up Rhombics and huge beams up 50 ft or more. I guess since the G5RV works on all bands except 160m unless you have a good ground or double the length mine must be a mistake. So many different antenna's for a small lot. Jay KC9EUH FP 750 FISTS 5344 Jim Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Perfect lot for a G5RV.
But a mediocre antenna. Assuming 80, 40, 30, 20, 15, and 10 are your most important bands, I suggest an 80/40 trap dipole using loading coil traps made by Barry at HyPower Antenna Co (or buy the entire dipole pre-made). Add a DX Engineering balun, and it will work very well on 80, 40, and 30. I've got two of his antennas up now, and just bought three more sets of 160 m loading coil traps for my vacation QTH. Add a parallel wire 20 meter element and you've got that band covered. Spacers can be easily built using UV-resistant 1/2" PVC conduit. Barry also sells an antenna like that pre-made. For the higher bands, build a parallel wire dipole using the same parts -- a DX Engineering balun, #12 or #14 THHN wire from Home Depot, and the spacers. That shorter antenna will be much easier to find a home for, and doesn't need to be as high. I've become a big fan of parallel wire (fan) dipoles after having built some for my vacation QTH, Field Day, and now for the home QTH. Easy to build and no traps. That means higher efficiency and greater bandwidth. I use the traps only when I don't have the space for a full size dipole. Jim Brown K9YC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
