Exactly, and that was my point.
Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K Crystals Co.
117 Sterling Pine St.
Sanford, FL 32773
Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
> On Apr 26, 2015, at 2:56 PM, David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>
>
> I don't understand. Why would you expect them to? If you're trying to have
> a general purpose type of antenna I would think that
> pseudo-omnidirectionality would be a good thing.
>
> Dave AB7E
>
>
>> On 4/26/2015 10:46 AM, Bry Carling wrote:
>> 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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