Topband: G5RV Conversion For 160M Use

[Jim Brown]

On Sun,6/7/2015 10:53 AM, Keith Jillings (G3OIT) wrote:
> If it's a "double size", won't it tune on 160 as-is?  I have a 
> standard G5RV that works well on all bands 80 - 10. 

"Tuning" and 'working well" are two very different things. Jim's antenna 
at 50-60 ft is too low to be very effective on 160M. When I first moved 
here, I had a 160 dipole at about 125 ft, and it was "low." My first tee 
vertical, roughly 60 ft with about 40 radials, beat it 90% of the time, 
and often by a lot.

73, Jim K9YC