Uhhh guys, I hate to point this out to such an august group, but feel
compelled...

The G5RV is well liked by the appliance operators because it works for
them!!! (doh)


All right now, once you have quit swearing at the monitor screen and
settled your ruffled feathers, ask me why it works... (Walt, please
don't analyze the G5RV again, it has to cause pain and nausea when
doing that.)

Simple, it works because it is unbalanced - and both the unbalanced top
hat and the OCF feed line radiate... Bingo, instant communications,
high angle and low angle... Does it work well?

Well, in a word, NO; not compared to efficient antennas... But the
guys using it don't care (comprehend) that an efficient antenna (more
time and effort) will give a 3dB or even 6dB better signal...

The other thing is the name has cachet... As in, " . . . the antenna
here is a G5RV, that's George Five Radio VICTORY." Just as my
generation took pride in, " the antenna here is an 8JK." (I am a
cognoscenti and your antenna is dirt)

Now, back to our regularily scheduled program analyzing how many angels
can operate CW on the head of a pin...

denny / k8do (busily trying to extract tongue from cheek)