[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: G5RV vs 40M dipole

[David Gilbert]

The only way a G5RV doesn't need a choke/balun is if you don't care 
whether your feedline radiates or not ... and that means all the way 
down the line and back into your shack.

Dave   AB7E


On 4/26/2015 3:10 PM, Bry Carling wrote:
> I don't think a G5RV needs baluns or chokes. YMMV
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> Best regards - Brian Carling
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>> On Apr 26, 2015, at 5:08 PM, <john at kk9a.com> <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
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>> Would you rather have RF coming back down your feedline into the shack
>> instead of "wasting your RF power"?
>>
>> John
>>
>> To:    Grant Saviers <grants2 at pacbell.net>
>> Subject:    Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: G5RV vs 40M dipole
>> From:    Bry Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
>> Date:    Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:51:01 -0400
>>
>> First I have heard of using any "choke bead" for a G5RV. If it's
>> getting hot then it's wasting a lot of your RF power.
>>
>> Best regards - Brian Carling
>> AF4K Crystals Co.
>> 117 Sterling Pine St.
>> Sanford, FL 32773
>>
>> Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
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