On 2/3/2011 7:02 AM, Paul Christensen wrote:
>> The humble G5RV antenna was invented not long after WWII by the
>> multitalented Louis Varney (SK), intended as a cheap and cheerful compact
>> all hf band antenna. In those days the hf bands were 10, 20, 40 and 80m.
>> The
>> 15m band had not yet been opened to the amateur service...
> It would be interesting to review the source article by Varney, entitled "An
> Effective Multiband Aerial of Simple Construction," RSGB Bulletin, July,
> 1958, pp. 19-20. By 1958, the 15m band should have been open as it had been
> created in 1947 at the International Radio Conference of Atlantic City.
>
There are two stations within 3 miles of me using G5RVs. dimentioned for
40. On 40 meters I easily work stations with a sloping, center fed, half
wave dipole they can not hear and I apparently have a bit more noise.
OTOH they can work 80 and 20 as well where I have to go to a different
antenna.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/oth/02/01/S020100002B4506PDFE.pdf
>
> In the U.S., the band opened in 1952. I suspect not long afterwards, it
> also opened up for G ops. So, before 1958, Varney likely considered 15m
> operation. I've seen many articles on the web that discuss what was going
> through Varney's mind -- but the information is very much conflicting.
> Varney's article in the ARRL Antenna Compendium is a good original source,
> but that appeared long after print in the original RSGB publication.
>
> I can't find the original text going back to 1958. If anyone has a copy,
> please pass it along.
>
> Paul, W9AC
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