[TowerTalk] upgrading from a G5RV

[Roger (K8RI)]

K4SAV wrote:
> A quick check with EZNEC shows the following loss in the 30 feet of 
> RG213.  The antenna was placed at 40 feet.
>
> 3.5 MHz    2.17 dB
> 7 MHz       1.95 dB
> 10.1 MHz  4.42 dB
> 14 MHz     6.5 dB
>   
6.5 sounds pretty high. What kind of match/mismatch are you giving him?  
With or without a balun.
> 18.1 MHz  2.28 dB
> 21 MHz      3.1 dB
> 24.9 MHz   4.35 dB
> 28 MHz      3.12 dB
>   
Roger (K8RI - ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R (World's oldest Debonair)