"PatW" wrote in message
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Modeling of the G5RV shows that the best length for the Coax section
is 0 feet!
The reason is that the coax section only creates loss, depending on
the SWR at the frequency of operation. Some frequencies have higher
SWR than others.

That is probably the case in all antennas. Just one slight problem. HOw
does the average ham set up a station for the low bands without any feedline
? With some of the remote heads like the Icom 706 I guess that you could
mount the rig at the feed point and remote it. Still not too practical for
most .

The G5RV was designed to allow a reasonable match on some bnads if fed with
a specific ammount of feedline. YOu pick up losses but the SWR will be low
into a 50 ohm system. Did you modle the impedance of the G5RV without any
feedline ?