I still think if you have room for a 105 foot antenna, it's way better
to put it up as a dipole and feed it with twin lead. There is nothing
magical about a G5RV except on 20 meters. On other bands it is just
some wire that you force RF into with a tuner. I can do that with my
80 meter dipole on any band.
I've seen glowing reviews of an AEA Isoloop :-) 73
Tom W7WHY
On 4/28/2015 3:41 AM, Bry Carling AF4K wrote:
On the transmit side, I can usually work anything I can hear by having a 1000
watt signal
versus a 100 watt signal. That more than makes up for the lost 1.2 dB from
using that terrible
G5RV.
Then on the receive side I can make up a lot by the use of a modern NR system
and two
preamps to dig out weak signals, OR by having the alterbnative use of a
vertical versus a
horizontal antenna.
I am not worried about this theoretical 1.2 dB loss. When there are other more
important
factors such as a small lot, or aesthetic requirements, then for many of us a
G5RV can be
the best compromise. I have the newer W8AMZ designed G5RV, which has glowing
reviews
and I am not at all worried about deplying it. After much study, I believe it
is the best solution
for my particular environment.
YMMV
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