[TowerTalk] G5RV or W5GI antenna which is better? Hmmmmm

[Simon Martin]

There have been a couple of articles in CQ magazine about this antenna 
recently.

Does anybody understand how the quarter wave sections of RG8 work ? Does it 
load up the length of the antenna to give it closer resonance to a half 
wave on 80 meters. Does it work any better than a G5RV on 20 meters ?

I am currently making one and will have it up next week - unfortunately do 
not have any accurate method of comparison so no wild claims from me later 
on !

Over the weekend I heard W5GI on 20 meters out here in Indonesia, 5/8 + 
with the linear - still readable when he switched to 100W as a test - he 
was using the aforementioned antenna.

Simon
M0GOT


At 09:38 PM 8/5/03 -0400, Jack wrote:
>Just was wondering, heard some people talking on 20 about the W5GI?
>
>Jack
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