Roger D Johnson wrote:
original G5RV, developed by Louis Varney, was fed with balanced
line through a tuner. The balanced line kept losses low and the
tuner enabled operation across many ham bands.
73, Roger
I must issue a correction. The "original" G5RV was fed with a home
made balanced line matching section of about 525 ohms impedance.
Thence to 70 ohm coax into a tuner. No balun was used. I still
feel that balanced line through a suitable tuner is the best way
to go.
73, Roger
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