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G5RV Replacement

Ken Koch WA7KK
 

It turns out I spent the $6 (or so) on the Square Trade warranty on the G5RV.  I don't normally do that (and I forgot about it), but in this case I guess it was a reasonable idea.  Anyway, I think they will replace the G5RV.  I suppose it is worth giving it one more try since it worked reasonably well for me.  I am also a little limited in the space between the tress, so I don't think I have 135 feet.
Gerard Repko
 

I’m gonna have to get my butt on the radio to see if my Buckmaster is still working

Gerard

KG7REV

 

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From: Ralph Lease
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 2:04 PM
To: snovarc@snovarc.groups.io
Subject: Re: [SnoVARC] G5RV Replacement

 

The Buckmaster OCF dipole is 135 ft long but requires a messenger cable for support.  It allows hanging with some "slack" to allow for wind and removing a lot of stress from the wire. It covers 80/75, 40, 20, 17, 12, 10 and 6.

 

Cheers 

Ralph 

KC7QXD 

 

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 12:30 PM Ken Koch WA7KK <groups@...> wrote:

I've had a G5RV up for less than 18 months.  In the winds last night the wires basically pulled apart at the one end where the wire and rope meet.  I think that there was a loop there, but I don't recall.  I had it mounted with good pulleys on both ends that were moving freely so there shouldn't have been too much strain on it.  Basically the wire unraveled.

Now I need to decide if I want to replace it with a G5RV (and hope that it lasts longer), or go with something else.  The space between the trees was just about perfect for the G5RV so I want to stat within the same general ballpark in terms of length.   Since putting the wire back up the tree is a pain, This is not something I want to do every year or so.

Any suggestions?
 

 
Ralph Lease
 

The Buckmaster OCF dipole is 135 ft long but requires a messenger cable for support.  It allows hanging with some "slack" to allow for wind and removing a lot of stress from the wire. It covers 80/75, 40, 20, 17, 12, 10 and 6.

Cheers 
Ralph 
KC7QXD 

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 12:30 PM Ken Koch WA7KK <groups@...> wrote:
I've had a G5RV up for less than 18 months.  In the winds last night the wires basically pulled apart at the one end where the wire and rope meet.  I think that there was a loop there, but I don't recall.  I had it mounted with good pulleys on both ends that were moving freely so there shouldn't have been too much strain on it.  Basically the wire unraveled.

Now I need to decide if I want to replace it with a G5RV (and hope that it lasts longer), or go with something else.  The space between the trees was just about perfect for the G5RV so I want to stat within the same general ballpark in terms of length.   Since putting the wire back up the tree is a pain, This is not something I want to do every year or so.

Any suggestions?
 

Lou Giliberto (KD7HCW)
 

I like these EFHW antennas


https://myantennas.com/

Built like tanks and no tuner required for normal bands. WARC bands with tuner, but a built in rig tuner can cover it because the swr isn't crazy.

I use them on 75 and 160. For 160 I run it as an inverted L



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On Jan 7, 2020, 12:54 PM, W7ABD < w7abd1@...> wrote:

I have had real good luck with the Buckmaster OCF Dipole.  It's a multi-band OCF Dipole.  Comes in various lengths for 20, 40, 80 and 160 meters.  Also comes in two flavours - 300 watts and 3000 watts.

I think you will find the buckmaster's far exceed the quality of the typical G5RV.

Jim
W7ABD


On 1/7/20 12:30, Ken Koch WA7KK wrote:
I've had a G5RV up for less than 18 months.  In the winds last night the wires basically pulled apart at the one end where the wire and rope meet.  I think that there was a loop there, but I don't recall.  I had it mounted with good pulleys on both ends that were moving freely so there shouldn't have been too much strain on it.  Basically the wire unraveled.

Now I need to decide if I want to replace it with a G5RV (and hope that it lasts longer), or go with something else.  The space between the trees was just about perfect for the G5RV so I want to stat within the same general ballpark in terms of length.   Since putting the wire back up the tree is a pain, This is not something I want to do every year or so.

Any suggestions?
 

Dan Pflugrath
 

I have an optimized G5RV that I cannot use due to the HOA where I now live. It was up two years in carnation but is in good condition. More details of you are interested Dan. KA7GPP.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Ken Koch WA7KK" <groups@aperson.me>
To: snovarc@snovarc.groups.io
Subject: [SnoVARC] G5RV Replacement
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:30:56 -0800

I've had a G5RV up for less than 18 months. In the winds last night the wires basically pulled apart at the one end where the wire and rope meet. I think that there was a loop there, but I don't recall. I had it mounted with good pulleys on both ends that were moving freely so there shouldn't have been too much strain on it. Basically the wire unraveled.Now I need to decide if I want to replace it with a G5RV (and hope that it lasts longer), or go with something else. The space between the trees was just about perfect for the G5RV so I want to stat within the same general ballpark in terms of length. Since putting the wire back up the tree is a pain, This is not something I want to do every year or so.Any suggestions?


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W7ABD
 

I have had real good luck with the Buckmaster OCF Dipole.  It's a multi-band OCF Dipole.  Comes in various lengths for 20, 40, 80 and 160 meters.  Also comes in two flavours - 300 watts and 3000 watts.

I think you will find the buckmaster's far exceed the quality of the typical G5RV.

Jim
W7ABD


On 1/7/20 12:30, Ken Koch WA7KK wrote:
I've had a G5RV up for less than 18 months.  In the winds last night the wires basically pulled apart at the one end where the wire and rope meet.  I think that there was a loop there, but I don't recall.  I had it mounted with good pulleys on both ends that were moving freely so there shouldn't have been too much strain on it.  Basically the wire unraveled.

Now I need to decide if I want to replace it with a G5RV (and hope that it lasts longer), or go with something else.  The space between the trees was just about perfect for the G5RV so I want to stat within the same general ballpark in terms of length.   Since putting the wire back up the tree is a pain, This is not something I want to do every year or so.

Any suggestions?
 

Ken Koch WA7KK
 

I've had a G5RV up for less than 18 months.  In the winds last night the wires basically pulled apart at the one end where the wire and rope meet.  I think that there was a loop there, but I don't recall.  I had it mounted with good pulleys on both ends that were moving freely so there shouldn't have been too much strain on it.  Basically the wire unraveled.

Now I need to decide if I want to replace it with a G5RV (and hope that it lasts longer), or go with something else.  The space between the trees was just about perfect for the G5RV so I want to stat within the same general ballpark in terms of length.   Since putting the wire back up the tree is a pain, This is not something I want to do every year or so.

Any suggestions?
 
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