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K5JUM
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 19, 2012 20:42
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Great Antenna for Price
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have had this antenna for 3 months and it is the first antenna and the only antenna I have for my TS-140S. I am running it into an AT-230 Tuner and it will tune 1:1 - 2:1 on 80m through 10 meters except 15 meters. Can not get SWR to tune less than 5:1 on 15 meters. However it will get 1:5 on the upper phone portion of 80 meters and it is not advertised to work on 80. I have worked 24 countries in 2 weeks with great signal reports with the best being 4,865 miles to belgium with a 57 report. No complaints with the antenna at all. Only use 100 watts and configured as an inverted "V" with the center 28'. Overall great antenna for price
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WB6BIL
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 24, 2011 17:31
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WB6BIL
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought the jr. to use as a protable. It is up about 20 foot at the center. The center and legs are attach to Ponderosa pines in N Arizona. The legs are up at 15 foot. The 20 meter band is setting at around 2:1. The other bands are 1:1 to 1:1.5. The first day up worked a station in Russia on 15 meters and NJ on 17 meters. For the size and price from HRO it makes a great back up antenna. It has been up less then a week and have good reports. It beats not getting on the air.
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KB1TCD
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Rating: 4/5
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Nov 3, 2011 21:12
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great for the price
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Picked one up at HRO in NH last summer, we just happened to be in the neighbourhood, it was on special at USD$25 and couldn't pass it up.
Set it up in the front yard at about 20ft up in the air so I could operate portable from the back deck, results were not that great.
Last week we had some trees downed including one of the trees the antenna was attached to, so I asked the boys if they minded stringing it up. Not a problem, in fact they also went to the other tree and raised it as well. Antenna now up closer to 50ft up, incredible improvement, QSO'd with Belgium on 20m and Italy on 15m using a Kenwood TS-120, THP HC200AT tuner and 100 ft of coax with 5 9 reports, also QSO'd with RI on 40m fine.
I do lower the antenna when not in use for prolonged life as it has become detached from the insulator twice during heavy winds, lowering it seems to have solved that problem, takes about 5 minutes to raise it back to 50ft again.
73 from Mid Coast Maine de KB1TCD
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WI0H
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 12, 2011 09:19
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No complaints here
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I got one of these for my first HF station back in 2008. I didn't have a lot of room for antennas, so I set it up on my roof in an inverted V config. Say what you will about this design, but it worked for me on everything from 10 through 40. I did manage to make a few contacts on 80 with it, but it radiates as well as a wet noodle on 80 so I wouldn't recommend it. You will also need an external antenna tuner as it may give your internal unit some issues. I know it gave the internal tuner in my IC-746 fits on 40 and 20. It would hold the tune for a while and then lose it, usually in the middle of a QSO. I switched to an external tuner and never had that problem again.
I can't really comment on build quality other than to say mine stayed up on my roof through three years worth of wind, rain, and snow with no issues. YMMV, but I have no complaints. It certainly outlasted my buddy's roof top vertical, and he paid ten times more than I did.
If you have the room to set up a longer, more efficient antenna, do so. But if you have limited space and an external antenna tuner, this antenna is well worth your consideration.
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KJ4VTH
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 15, 2011 09:33
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Good antenna but
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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the price is higher these days and the quality is not top-notch.
You must have an antenna tuner, even says so on the bag. SWR is quite high but a good tuner can get a decent match on most bands.
52 wire, 15 high, it does a respectable job on 10-40m; poor job on 80m (they do not advertise use on that band). I have made SSB contacts thousands of miles using 50-100w and digital contacts tens of thousands of miles using 10-30w.
I would give it a 5 except for the price hike and materials construction that is just OK. Hopefully it will hold up over time but suspect I will be replacing it in a couple years due to exposure to the elements.
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W5LXG
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Rating: 3/5
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Dec 18, 2010 11:10
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No thanks
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Mixed comments. A problem ordering direct so I'd recommend buying from a stocking distributor such as HRO.
On the positive side, the quality of the few components is excellent given the low cost. Plus the workmanship works great.
My installation was not textbook. It was necessary to slope the antenna from 50' down to 20' in an approx. slope of 50-60 degrees. That might be the cause of SKY HIGH SWR on ALL bands 40-6. My Kenwood TS-480 would accomplish a match of sorts from 20 to 6, but needed an external, wide range tuner to tame 30 and 40. To my surprise, I was unable to obtain QSOs on those 2 bands in 2 or 3 evenings of trying. I tried 3 different homebrew coaxial HF chokes at the feed point to no avail. Gave up and erected a Radio Works Carolina Windom 40. What a wonderful difference. Maybe if the antenna was installed as normal flat top, it might have earned a 5, but 3 is best I can honestly access.
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YV5IAL
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Rating: 4/5
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Nov 2, 2010 20:11
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La mejor relacion precio / eficiencia en una antena multibanda
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Si bien la antena G5RV jr es una antena de compromiso. Para mi es la antena multibanda de mejor desempeno para su costo.
La antena puede sintonizarse perfectamente con el Antenna Tuner interno del radio en las bandas de 40, 20, 17, 10 y 6 metros. En estas bandas he logrado DX fantasticos !!!
Con una antenna tuner de banda ancha es posible sintonizar tambien las bandas de 30, 15 y 12 metros (tambien 80 metros, pero esto seria algo extremo para lo cual la antena no fue disenada).
Sin embargo, la antena no propaga correctamente la senal de radio (ni siquiera con un antenna tuner de banda ancha) en las bandas de 30, 15 y 12 metros.
La recomiendo ampliamente !!!. SObre todo, para aquellos colegas que vivan en sitios donde se prohiben las antenas ...
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EI4GMB
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 10, 2010 16:57
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DXCC with G5RV Jr !!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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The G5RV Jr. (51ft)(10m,20m,40m) was the first antenna I purchased as a Radio Amateur. I installed it horizontally (flat-top), 30-35 ft above the ground and slopoing northwards in an east-west configuration.
At sunspot minimum and using just 100w, I reached DXCC with contacts on 5 out of 6 continents !!!
It is a truly remarkable antenna. I have since bought a Carolina Windom at 5 times the price and in many instances the G5RV Jr is better, so much so that I find myself constantly switching back to it !!! It is indeed a superb limited space antenna and even outperformed a vertical that I eventually took down.
If you buy this antenna you will not be disappointed. It will definitely exceed your expectations !!!
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KG4YMC
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 10, 2010 11:32
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g5rv 102version
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have used the 102 version . It tunes up great on 15 and 40 and will tune on six , but for six did better with three element or better ant. Mine has been hit by tree branches and a support string or two have broken and the down wire replaced when a tree branch fell on it , not the fault of anteena and it keeps on working great,Had checked into the pacific maritime net and was told I had strongest single to station in wa. state with ten watts and ncg tribander radio I have. worked spain japan, argentina, europe , rotundra is. alaska and hawaii. ect with it , tunes up great on 15 and s40 . I have room to try 204 version . have mine mounted not very high 25 30 feet , kinna lazy flattop , I kid when the clouds are ovehead just right , might get good for around 35 not bad deal and will tune with mf mobile tuner ( excuse me transmatch ) kg4ymc
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KJ4EOZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 10, 2010 05:29
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aways work great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have two of the g5rv.jr
works great on 40 - 6 meters
Just moved to front Royal , va
put one up at 50 feet running a FT-950 at 100 watts .
from june tell now and worked 33 countries
40 and 20 have worked 43 states .
works 10 and 6 very well .
for $28.00 cant beat it .
tunes up with the tuner in my FT-950
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