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

[ve4xt at mymts.net]

And, since energy can be neither created nor destroyed, all the energy that goes into destroying poorly chosen chokes or radiated down the feedline is energy that is NOT being radiated by the antenna. 

73, Kelly
ve4xt 

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> On Apr 27, 2015, at 13:06, "David Gilbert" <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:
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> 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
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>> On 4/26/2015 3:10 PM, Bry Carling wrote:
>> I don't think a G5RV needs baluns or chokes. YMMV
>> 
>> Best regards - Brian Carling
>> AF4K Crystals Co.
>> 117 Sterling Pine St.
>> Sanford, FL 32773
>> 
>> Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
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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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