You know I've been watching the posts in this group for over a year now and
no matter what anyone says you guys always have a negative to say about
somebody elses antenna. So may you have a Happy Christmas.

I have attached the writeup from "ol' G5RV himself that was posted on
several websites.

Here is the original article and I still believe that the antenna I
described is very close if not in fact the same construction.

http://www.qsl.net/aa3px/g5rv.htm

Lloyd KD4HTW


"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
...

My non-random length high-Z0 feedline is better, Reg, i.e., NO tuner
losses.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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Cec, I'm very sorry to say your variable length high-Zo line never reduces
SWR down to 1-to-1 as perceived by the transmitter. It's like having a
tuner with only one knob on it.


Of course, your particular PA may have a tuned tank or pi-match in which
case you will have reduced the so-called SWR meter to nonsense for which
you
deserve congratulations.


But if the long, thin, twin-wire feedline in your ingenious Z-matcher has
a
higher resistance than the shorter, fat, single wire wound around the
tuner
coil it replaces then you still have some explaining to do.


On the other hand, considering the economic pro's and con's, and the
poverty-stricken state of radio amateurs world wide, you undoubtably have
a
winner. ;o)
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Your's, Reg, G4FGQ