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From: csilver@riosoft.softex.br (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 15:44:55 -0300
Excuse me Sir I really tried to understand your entire mail! However there
are a lot of slangs not available in the dictionary. Thank you anyway! I am
sending this mail back to the reflector, perhaps someone can help me.



At 14:25 01/04/97 MST, you wrote:
>Howdy,
>   I'm no antenna expert, nor do I claim to know a whole lot about the
>ins, outs, or other technical data about the G5RV.  I speak only from
>EXPERIENCE.
>
>On Tue, 01 Apr 1997 14:17:20 -0300 "Carlos Augusto S. Pereira"
><csilver@riosoft.softex.br> writes:
>---snip---
----->"What's the meaning of snip?"

>>there is a necessity of a 32ft tower, isn't it? 
>   I have my G5RV strung between two trees diagonally across my entire
>property.  It gently slopes from the spruce at about 25 feet to a tree of
>unknown ancestry at about 10 feet.  It rests on the roof on the way at
>about 15 feet.
----->GOT IT!

>
>>1) Will the G5RV cover 40/80 meters with a reasonable performane? 
>   What's "reasonable"?  I've worked 80 a bit and I know it has reached
>about 1000 miles away with only 100 watts.
----->GOT THIS PART!

> 
>>Does it require a standard Antenna Tuner?
>   From my understanding, yes.  I use the automatic antenna tuner that
>goes with my Yaesu FT-757.
----->GOT THIS PART!

>
>>2) To raise it 10 meters up is a must? It doesn't work lower? There is 
>>a limitation of 5 meters over the building's roof.
>   Don't know if my antenna is SUPPOSED to be 5 meters above the roof. 
>Mine isn't.  Sometimes it gets hung up on a metal vent, which I know is a
>"no no".
----->HELP NEEDED!

>
>>3) Does it work in an inverted V configuration?
>   I've heard that it does, but not well.  The recommended angle is at
>least 90 deg.

----->GOT IT!
>
>>4) Van Gorden manufactures one like that with a transformer. Is it 
>>good?
>   Don't know.  I got mine from Antennas West.  It is also fairly easy to
>build yourself.  I would have built one myself but was chicken at the
>time.  I've gone on to build a dipole and vertical out of junque from
>around the house.

------>"What is the meaning of chicken here. I don't believe you are a bird.":)


>
>   Hope this helps.  As I said, I'm no expert, but I do know that my
>antenna works for my extremely modest purposes.  I use it for all bands
>now, but would like to get my tower up with beam for 10, 15, and 20.
>                                                              73,
>                                                             
>Mary-Frances
>
>Mary-Frances R. Bartels                         (((#)))     ^     ^
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>
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Carlos - PY1CAS
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        csilver@lilas.riosoft.softex.br
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