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...
Sent from my iPad > On Mar 20, 2020, at 4:45 PM, Andy Durbin <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
