Hi Guys, my main rig is a K1 feeding a multi dipole for 80/40/20 with no ATU. I am thinking of taking down the dipoles and trying a full size G5RV. Questions:
Will the KAT1 ATU tune up on all bands from 80-15m I will be using about 80 feet of 50ohm coax to get from the matching section to the rig, am I going to get big losses in the coax due to the high SWR on most bands? The beauty of the G5RV is that it can be fed with coax but with only 5W I don't want to waste all the power in the feeder. I intend to build the G5RV myself (like all of my antennas), how accurate does the length of the matching section have to be? does it need tuning in some way. Can I use any insulated wire for the open wire section? The multi dipoles have been great performers but it's a lot of wire up there and very heavy, I thought that with the G5RV being one single top wire it will be lighter and I may be able to get it higher. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Why not take a look at our Web site? http://www.simoncarves.com ************************************************************************* The information in this email and any attachments may contain privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this email is not the intended addressee, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me by telephone or email and delete all copies immediately. ************************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
