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| Reviews Summary for WA2NAN True-Talk G5RV |
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Reviews: 176
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Average rating: 4.9/5
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MSRP: $55
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Description: An extremely well made G5RV type antenna. Kerry (WA2NAN) builds these antennas with excellent materials and very good attention to detail. The center insulator is a really nice piece of work and all the connections are soldered and have heat shrink tubing on them. I am not affiliated at all with WA2NAN but have one of his antennas and it is great.
Info: kerry@northnet.org
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KD4SVC
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 9, 2012 10:54
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Great antenna!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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First, impressed with the construction of this antenna. Easy to put up (inverted V). Running with a TS-480SAT. The internal tuner quickly tunes all bands from 80-6. Signal reports are very good. RX signal strength is about 3 S-units over a dipole. Overall very happy with this antenna and would recommend to anyone!
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KH6DC
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 20, 2011 20:34
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WOW!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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All I can say is WOW! I had the True-Talk Jr up for 2 months now and it blasts through pile-ups and cuts out all the noise. I've been using a SteppIR BigIR for almost 9 7 months and I find myself using the G5RV more. I still use the BigIR for 80m QSOs but use the G5RV for anything 10-40m.
73 Delwyn KH6DC
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AI2F
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 15, 2011 09:18
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Outstanding low SWR levels on all bands.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This is the first all-band HF I have ever had that had no SWR on all of the bands right out of the box. I checked it twice to be sure. I also like the very good construction of the antenna itself.
AI2F
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W2ORD
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 30, 2011 19:25
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Works Great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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The 102' G5RV I purchased from Kerry a couple of years ago is working great. It's strung between two trees over the top of my house. The apex is approximately 32 ft and the ends are about 12 ft.
Couldn't work any better.
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K0NHI
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 17, 2011 17:24
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Exceeded my expectations
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I live in an area where we cannot have external antennas. I contacted Kerry, and he recommended the True-Talk G5RV JR antenna, installed inside my attic. He delivered the antenna promptly, as promised. I installed it inside my attic, which is about 4 feet shorter than the dipole antenna, so I "bent" the end of one leg of the antenna. The antenna works great for me on all bands 80-6 meters. SWR is between 1:1 and 1.15:1, in these bands, using my FT-897 with an AT-897 Auto tuner. This combination works far better than I had expected. Last weekend, I worked Germany, Italy, Croatia, Hungry, Slovenia, Norway and England, all on 10 meters, running barefoot, about 80-85 watts out, from Minnesota. I worked Maryland on 17 meters, as well as Northern Ireland, Ontario, New Mexico, California, Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Texas, Idaho, West Virginia, Utah, Oregon and Washington state, on 20, 40 and 80 meters. All stations reported 5-8 to 5-9 signals. I would highly recommend this antenna, and Kerry's assistance with the planning of the installation is very helpful.
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AC4BN
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 23, 2011 07:04
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Excellent antenna!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I own two G5RVs from WA2NAN, and they are excellent antennas. The first one I bought was the 102 foot 80-10 meters, and I was very impressed with the construction quality, and the price is reasonable. I continue to depend on this antenna for 80m and 40m (I have a directional antenna for 20-10m). I have had no problems with the antenna, which has been up for two years, and I am getting excellent reports with it.
For the second G5RV I ordered WA2NAN’s G5RV Jr., which has a total length of 51 feet, for 40m - 10m, which I planned to use with my camper. Unfortunately, he shipped me the full size G5RV, and I didn’t notice that it was the wrong antenna until I went camping, and used it for two days. The antenna comes neatly coiled up in three coils, the coax, the ladder line, and the two antenna wires. At that point WA2NAN would not take it back so that he could ship me the short version which I ordered. I was a little miffed but I ended up shortening the two wires myself to 25.5 feet on each side, and shortening the ladder line from 31 to 17 feet, and it works fine, it’s an excellent antenna, even as an inverted vee with the vertex only 20 feet or so above my camper. However, I felt he should have been willing to take it back and send me the antenna I ordered. That is the only basis for my rating of 4.
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N1EJH
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 22, 2011 20:25
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Killer Antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I own all three sizes of this antenna. They are used at different location's. One is at my summer home on the coast of Maine. I'm 200ft back from the water. Everybody knows how salt water has no mercy on any metal except stainless and even that needs care. The antenna has been up for 5 years, that's 5 winters too. We get some pretty nasty winter storms on the coast, I have pickup the rocks that make it to lawn. Kerry's antennas have never failed me. The only mod I made was to use liquid rubber on any exposed copper for the one at the beach.I have no center support, there are no trees on the beach
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WG2N
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 21, 2011 18:01
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Great antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Two years in NJ I have tied two trees together with this 204 ft version of the G5RV. Still looks new and has been through blizzards hurricanes and such. Made contacts worldwide on most bands with the antenna at 50 feet. Many dont like the G5RV, thats OK. but it works just fine.
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KJ4DKT
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Rating: 2/5
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Sep 21, 2011 10:21
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FOLLOW-UP
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Time owned: months
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In all fairness to Kerry, although the antenna rusted apart, it worked well when it did work. The other day I repaired it and hung it up on my brothers tower at 40 ft and connected it to 240 ft of RG 213 and has very low swr on all bands. I am still disappointed at the quality of workmanship,but am again satisfied at the performance. Next time I will take the time to build my own.
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KD8EZU
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 23, 2011 12:54
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I hate this guy!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I would like to get a new antenna. After 3 years of ice storms, super hot sun irradiated daya, 60+MPH winds for hours and weeks on end. I figured I take this down and show the wifie how bad a condition it's in, and how I need a new antenna..., easy as pie.. wire antenna's never last long anyway. Right?
Examined it yesterday and could not believe the condition of it. Just about perfect. And it's been yanked, pulled ( even the ladderline) and abused by me so many times that I swore it would snap. No such luck, might as well try to break an anvil,or find an honest politician.
Honestly, where and how does this guy get the materials and put them together so well?
So ,my Tru-Talk G5RV is once again back up ( now about 40 feet ) and is once again doing it's boring , efficient , making DX, self. No new Caroline Windom, No Mystery Antenna.. NO NEW NOTHING. The wife's just not buying the story.
Thanks a lot Kerry for your antenna, Thanks for dashing my dreams for a new toy. Just great!! :>(
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