There are lots of articles on the G5RV antenna, but I can't find the the "real" original article from Varney himself. I think it is published in 1946 in the RSGB magazine (now RADCOM). In an informative article written by Bill Orr, W6SAI (SK), page 74 to 81 in CQ magazine november 1992, Orr states that the G5RV is an offspring of a 3-band antenna (80-40-20 meters) designed bij Art Collins and L.M.Croft and desribed in dec.1935 in Signal magazine a house publication of the old Collins Radio Company. This antenna was never a succes because of mechanical problems with the matching section. In 1946 Varney redesigned and popularized this antenna now known as the G5RV antenna. In the same article Bill Orr gives his experiences and measurements done by him with the G5RV. His "Lessons Learned" are worth reading and still valid today.
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