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G5RV "double" antenna for ham radio "all hf bands"
*** Very Helpful Installation Instructions Included***
The 300 Ohm matching section is 62 feet long, and uses heavy foam insulation and is ultraviolet resistant. It will last for many years. This matching section is very durable and also quite flexible.
We have received great reports with this antenna. A large percentage of hams are currently using this same antenna and are quite happy with its performance. It will work DX just as well as any other wire single wire antenna. It also gets great reports from stateside contacts. I worked one the other night and he thought that I was using a beam antenna. I am in Missouri and he was in California. We talked for over an hour.
The antenna can be hung in a tree, put in your attic, hung on your eaves or many other methods. It works just as well hung as an inverted vee as it does as a straight dipole. As with any antenna the higher you hang it the better it will perform. The tuned feed line is 62 feet long and terminates in a PL-259 connector. From there you should run regular radio coax (52 Ohm) straight into your radio or tuner. The length of the coax is not critical. Many, many hams and short-wave listeners are currently using this antenna with great results. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised with this antennas quality of construction and performance.
***NOTE: If you need coaxial cable, connectors, jumpers, etc., then please let us know and we can supply them to you at a reasonable cost.
