[TowerTalk] G5RV vs 40M dipole

[WA8JXM]

I strongly agree with bending the ends in whatever direction works.    
My novice antenna was a 40/80 fan dipole with the 80m ends bent way back 
beyond 90 degrees.   It worked.

Another approach would the a shorter, open wire or ladder line fed 
dipole.   I believe L.B. Cebik wrote well of an 88' dipole covering 80m 
and up, so a 44' dipole should do well on 40 and up.

Ken WA8JXM

On 25/04/2015 16:50, Wes Attaway (N5WA) wrote:
> Without getting into a never-ending discussion of "which antenna is 
> best", I would suggest that you consider just dropping 3 or 4 feet of 
> each end straight down so that the remaining horizontal length will 
> fit in your available space. Most of the current is at the center so 
> performance is not much affected (if any).