Frank wrote:
How much current will actually flow in the center conductor of the shorted
coaxial feedline?

Good question. In this case, the more difference in the two
currents, the greater the radiation from the horizontal section.

I never liked the G5RV antenna since it just seemed like a high loss method
of feeding a 102 ft piece of wire.

Actually, if the purpose of the matching section is to lower
the SWR (and thus the losses) on the coax, it does a reasonable
job on 80m, 40m, 20m, and 12m. But forget the other four bands
unless you change the length of the matching section.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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