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| Reviews Summary for W7FG 600-Ohm Open Wire Feeders |
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Reviews: 16
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Average rating: 4.9/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: Real Open Wire Feeders for Ultimate in Low Loss!
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More info: http://www.w7fg.net
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K8ZZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 24, 2008 11:45
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Michigan winters 600 ohm line
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I live in northern lower Michigan and this 600 ohm ladder line has proven it will stand up to the harsh weather. I waited 2 winters before I sent in this review to be accurate. I just ordered another 300 feet today. Great product that does not vary in the rain, sleet or snow.. 73 Ed K8ZZ
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K9IUQ
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 11, 2007 06:58
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Real Hams Use this
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have been using this feedline for around 6 years. I have 2 antennas that use it, a 277ft Loop and a 130 ft doublet. I just LOVE the way it looks, Beautiful. I get goose bumps everytime I look at it going up to my antennas. My XYL says it makes the house look junky, she aint a Ham.Doesnt matter what the XYL thinks, I am the Alpha dog in my household.
Does it work? Any oldtimer knows the answer to that. Stoopid Question. Go buy some now and get rid of your crummy coax/wimpy ladderline.
Stan K9IUQ
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KE4ZHN
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Rating: 5/5
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May 19, 2007 08:34
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Awesome!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I use the center fed 80 mtr. doublet and this thing rocks! Each half of the antenna is constructed from one continuous length of wire. Theres no solder splices to break or corrode. The insulators are made from some sort of pvc that doesnt seem to be affected by UV from the sun. Mine has been whipped around in high winds and tossed about in all sorts of nasty weather and just keeps on going. When it rains the swr barely moves due to the design of 600 ohm line. My 450 ohm fed antenna would require quite a bit of retouching in rainy weather to keep it flattened out. This 600 ohm line is also much more tuner friendly and makes finding a match a breeze on any band. I always get excellent signal reports on this antenna. I liked the 450 ohm line, but this 600 ohm is even better. The only disadvantage is routing is a bit trickier due to the spacing of the line and the fact that its not molded together like 450 ohm is. This is a very small price to pay for such low loss. For those wishing to experience true open wire feed, I highly recommend this antenna. its simple, strong and very effective for such a simple design.
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KC8HXO
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 15, 2007 15:54
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What's Coax???
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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You ever use this stuff you'll give away all your HF Coaxial cables. WOW!!!!
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AB2TC
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 12, 2006 16:14
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Excellent value
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have a number of the these G5RV antennas and for me they have done superbly. Since I got my US license just under two years ago I have done 160 DXCC entities, all continents and all states with 100W SSB and one of these antennas. One of my G5RVs has a remote autotuner just next to the open-wire feedline, the other has 60' of low loss 9913 coax and then a manual tuner in the shack. Either one is working well on all bands from 80 to 10m.
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KD4HTW
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 3, 2005 18:41
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G5RV model
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I had "constructed" my own G5RV and was not pleased with the constant re-tuning required with small twin-lead when wet or moving in the wind. I saw the W7FG ad and instantly remembered that G5RV himself used Ladder line, not twin lead. I ordered and was pleasently surprized when the W7FG version arrived and it had NO solder joints to fail. Each leg is one piece of wire from the RF connector to the end. I really liked that, but now after 2 years up in the trees, I LOVE it. I am about to order another antenna from this company but a doublet for 80-10 this time with 100ft of feedline. I recommend this antenna for anyone. Tough, easy to install and worth every penny.
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K7BON
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 10, 2005 06:36
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What a good product!!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Replaced my old trapped dipole with Gary's product and it was apparent that this was what I had really needed. Broad band and very easy to tune with my tuner. This has put the fun back into hamming. Very easy to QSY with very little adjustment between frequencies. My signal reports have vastly improved over my old antenna. Besides that, Gary is a great Ham and knows what he's doing. Try one - you wont be disappointed.
Dick K7BON
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KD5VHF
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 2, 2005 06:53
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great
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Nice product,nice price,packaged well and FAST shipping. Can you ask for more?
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W3PH
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 12, 2004 07:50
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Best ladder-line I've seen!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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This is good stuff - I've always been a ladder-line devotee (can't be bothered tuning wires to resonance for coax), so I have 4 1/2 decades of open-wire 'experience' - what I like about this line:
1. unlike plastic window-type ladder line, it doesn't get weird when wet. I live on a lake, and humidity/rain/snow are big environmental factors, and the window-type stuff gets very lossy when wet (clue: if you have to retune when the line is wet, what's going on isn't likely to be good :-) ). This line doesn't notice the moisture.
2. The spreaders are suprisingly strong, and they don't come off the wires easily. I changed my mind about an antenna I put up last weekend and had to pull the thing down, and the ladder line got stuck in the tree. I gave up trying to thread it out and just yanked, and not one of the spreaders came loose.
3. The wire used is heavy enough to be strong, but light enough (16 gauge) to be flexible, so it's easy to work with.
I bought a 300' reel so I'd have enough for the next few years' antenna experiments.
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NA6DF
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 30, 2003 14:01
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Excellent, great value
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I finally got around to replacing my old HF antenna system, which was a 135' dipole fed with 450 ohm plastic windowed balanced line. The old plastic feedline was in bad shape, as it made "crackly" noises when bent, and I noted that it had been absorbing water during the wet season, causing me to retune often. The old dipole wire was 14 gauge stranded bare copper, and it was in *bad* shape, corrode, oxidized, and had many strands broken & sticking out all over. YUCK!
I replaced the whole thing with the W7FG ladder line and a new 12 gauge insulated full-wave loop cut to 80 meters. The ladder line is supported up the side of my tower by 3' ABS side arms u-bolted to the tower. The feedline is excellent! I don't know how they sell it so cheap, as it looks like a lot of labor to assemble. My 100' chunk of it was $40 plus shipping. I am most pleased with it, and am very happy with the performance of the new loop. This system should last a long time. I highly recommend the W7FG ladder line! "Real Feedline for Real Hams!" 73--- NA6DF
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