Funny but those six major lobes never seemed to hold mine back at all.
Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K Crystals Co.
117 Sterling Pine St.
Sanford, FL 32773
Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
> On Apr 26, 2015, at 4:26 AM, Steve Hunt <steve@karinya.net> wrote:
>
> The 51ft "G5RV" performs well on 40m, 20m and 10m - bands where the SWR(50)
> at the ladderline/coax junction is moderate. On other bands the SWR(50) is
> high, and how well it performs will depend on the length and quality of your
> coax run.
>
> On 40m you will notice little difference compared to a half-wave dipole; on
> 20m it has a small amount of broadside gain over a half-wave dipole; and on
> 10m the azimuth pattern has broken into 6 major lobes, with best performance
> at 45 degrees to the direction of the wire
>
> Using a good CM choke at the coax/ladderline junction is important - it will
> reduce radiation from the ladderline section and noise pick up on the coax
> run.
>
> Steve G3TXQ
>
>
>> On 25/04/2015 21:11, Dick NY1E wrote:
>> I'm operating from a small lot in Florida winters, I have a 40M dipole up
>> but it doesn't quite fit my opening, it is into the branches 5 or 6 feet. I
>> wonder what the 51' G5RV would perform like compared to the dipole on 40,
>> and as a bonus I might get some other bands... Any ideas???de Dick
>> NY1E/4www.ny1e.com
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