Cecil Moore wrote in news:TsS4f.2685$BZ5.384
@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com:
The myth: "Contrary to oft stated views, the Classic G5RV is not
an all band antenna, it: does not have acceptable feed performance
on any WARC bands;" Quoted from: http://www.vk1od.net/G5RV/
12m is a WARC band. The standard G5RV performs very well on 12m
band. Therefore, the above statement is a myth. (Hey, this silly
myth game is actually fun.) :-)
As I explained one night (on 75m from Halifax) to G5RV, his antenna is
essentially a dipole of non-resonant length with a mismatched feedline that
is used as a tuning section. My preferred method of using antennas of that
nature is to put a 300ohm line on the feedpoint and simply tune it in the
shack with a good, balanced tuner. The antenna will then perform well on
any frequency the tuner can match.
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Dave Oldridge+
VA7CZ
ICQ 1800667