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Ken G Kopp

The G5RV trivia

I have a copy of Lou Varney's (G5RV) article downloaded from the RSGB. It
was designed as a twenty meter -only-antenna.

73

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Bob McGraw - K4TAX

Re: The G5RV trivia

And it works well on 20M.

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> On Mar 19, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I have a copy of Lou Varney's (G5RV) article downloaded from the RSGB. It
> was designed as a twenty meter -only-antenna.
>
> 73
>
> K0PP
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Tom McCulloch

Re: The G5RV trivia

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Here a link to what may be the article Kenn is referring to...pretty
cool stuff:

https://www.mpoweruk.com/papers/G5RV.pdf

Tom, WB2QDG

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On 3/17/2020 9:13 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:

> I have a copy of Lou Varney's (G5RV) article downloaded from the RSGB. It
> was designed as a twenty meter -only-antenna.
>
> 73
>
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ANDY DURBIN

The G5RV trivia

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My 3rd edition RSGB Amateur Radio Handbook dated circa 1965 includes, on pages 387-388, a section on "The G5RV 102 ft Dipole". It includes a description of how the antenna should be configured and how it works for each of the following bands - 1.8 Mc/s, 3.5 Mc/s, 14 Mc/s, 21 Mc/s, and 28 Mc/s.

Clearly in 1965 the antenna was intended for multi-band use.

( I used that handbook to study for my unrestricted G3 license and it has been with me ever since despite a 40 year beak from amateur radio)

73,
Andy, k3wyc
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WW3S

Re: The G5RV trivia

When G5RV first designed the antenna, the 15m band was not yet available for amateur use....the original article is out their on the web somewhere...

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> On Mar 20, 2020, at 4:45 PM, Andy Durbin <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> My 3rd edition RSGB Amateur Radio Handbook dated circa 1965 includes, on pages 387-388, a section on "The G5RV 102 ft Dipole". It includes a description of how the antenna should be configured and how it works for each of the following bands - 1.8 Mc/s, 3.5 Mc/s, 14 Mc/s, 21 Mc/s, and 28 Mc/s.
>
> Clearly in 1965 the antenna was intended for multi-band use.
>
> ( I used that handbook to study for my unrestricted G3 license and it has been with me ever since despite a 40 year beak from amateur radio)
>
> 73,
> Andy, k3wyc
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donovanf

Re: The G5RV trivia

Hi Jamie,

The G5RV antenna was first published in the RSGB Bulletin in July 1958,
six years after the 15 meter band was opened to hams in the USA.

An excellent article about the G5RV and related antennas is here:
www.mpoweruk.com/papers/G5RV.pdf

73
Frank
W3LPL

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When G5RV first designed the antenna, the 15m band was not yet available for amateur use....the original article is out their on the web somewhere...

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