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Category: Antennas: HF: Verticals; Wire; Loop

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Review Summary For : WA2NAN True-Talk G5RV
Reviews: 264MSRP: 90
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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K1LKI Rating: 2020-10-07
Quality Product Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Just received my True-Talk G5RV and the construction is outstanding, Mil-Spec & then some. Kerry builds a quality product, answered my email question and shipped rapidly. Without a doubt, great company to do business with. K1LKI.
Update: Installed antenna at 55' as an inverted V with great performance. Excellent signal reports into Vk & Zl land on 40 meters running 100 watts. Just received a second G5 to install East & West.
KK2DX Rating: 2020-09-19
I was NEVER the station that got "Big Signal" compliments... Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
...Until now. But first, a word about Kerry...FIRST CLASS GUY. Every email I had with the guy, and there were several, made me want to do business with him. And I'm glad I did.

The 102' WA2NAN True-Talk G5RV gives me a strong signal with 100w from my smallish suburban lot at only 40' AGL. If I'm competing with guys with beams running a kilowatt and a half, I'm still going to have to wait unless propagation is going my way but at least I'm reasonably competitive with them and getting very nice signal reports for the first time in my life from the DX.

The antenna is well built of good materials at a very fair price. Had I built it myself, materials would cost me most of the $100 I paid (shipped) to me and I wouldn't do half as good a job on it as Kerry.

My only regret is that I don't have the room to get the 204' version. Highly Recommended.
K2DEP Rating: 2020-08-27
The Best of the Best Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Bought this antenna 7 years ago. 102' long. It's been through wind, rain, high winds, and ice and continues to perform wonderfully. Furthest contact was from my home in Maryland to Japan QRP 5watts. I have it above the peak of my house at about 30 feet slightly sloped down in an East/West orientation. Great product and performance for the price.
AE2S Rating: 2020-07-11
A Really Great Antenna!! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Update:
I just bought two more antennas from Kerry... I didn't need them today because the ones I bought way back are still up and working fabulously!! I wanted them as back-ups. QSO's around the world and extremely well made. I have mine at about 90' up between a couple of trees and never an issue (unless another big branch takes them out).
Buy one.... try it out..... you will not regret it!

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I have been using different flavors of Kerry's antennas for a while now and they are the best. Well made, shipped quickly and best of all, very reliable!! These antennas have survived both Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy and kept on going!! The only reason I had to replace them was a major (and I mean really big) branch took them out last winter. I bought 2 more from Kerry and had them in a couple of days. One runs east to west and the other north to south. I've talked around the world on these G5RV's.... best money spent!!

Try one (or two), you won't regret it!!

Steve - AE2S
KA1LDD Rating: 2020-04-06
Excellent construction and materials, great performance. Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I got the True-Talk II and finally got a chance to give it a try. It was winter, so I figured I'd just string it out and give it a try on the ground. Bad idea or at least almost not worth the effort.

Things warmed up and I got it into some trees about 30 feet up, and the difference was amazing. My radio came to life and the waterfall display lit up with signals.

This version is for 160-6 meters. I've been using it for about 2 weeks now and have had contacts on all bands with the exception of 10 and 6 meters.

I get great reports from all over and couldn't be happier with it. WA2NAN, didn't re-invent the wheel with this antenna, but the construction and quality of the materials used is top notch. I highly recommend it.
WB4HFN Rating: 2019-08-04
Great Antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The G5RV is well built and comes complete, ready to hang. Performance is very good works great.
K3XYZ Rating: 2019-05-06
The best. I'll always have one in use Time Owned: more than 12 months.
My first G5RV from True-Talk lasted 6 years hung in a huge pine tree. A storm broke the rope I had it suspended with so I had no way to get it down to repair, so I had to buy a new antenna. Prior to hanging the new one I muscled the old antenna down by pulling on both wires and the ladder line until it came off the branched it was wrapped around. Much to my surprise there was NO damage to the old antenna other than the clear plastic cover coming off the wires. I could have reused it. This thing is built like a tank. Over the years I've had GREAT luck making connections both domestic and DX. My log book shows most of them. I can't say enough good things about this antenna. Kerry, the owner is a great guy who will take the time to personally answer any questions you might have. I will always have a spare one of these in my shack just in case. This is the best wire antenna I've ever used.
KC9YDV Rating: 2019-02-08
True-Talk G5RV Jr. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Stock 100w output on my ic-7300 I reached all over North America, Slovenia, Belgium, France and South Africa 8667 miles! 20m and 40m
Antenna is setup about 22' center, NE end at 14', SW end at 13' temp setup it was -8f that day...
Withstood ice storm 50 mph wind!
The ic-7300 internal tuner was ok but am using a mfj-989b tuner.
KJ9D Rating: 2019-01-18
Quality is beyond the others! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This is a no-brainer. You simply won't build your own G5RV for less money, not including your time. The quality is unquestionable and my measurements of the antenna are dead-on with regard to design and Kerry's description. His dismissal of the use of a balun is indeed corroborated in the literature and his very specific cautions and suggestions in his directions for installation and use are clearly a result of long-term experience and modifications. You can't lose here.
KA4TOM Rating: 2018-12-30
Great antenna, no other is ever required Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I really don't know why anyone would bother to purchase any other wire antenna. Kerry makes the best there is and I am not associated with him in any way. Have tried them all but this is the best.This is my 2nd one , I ws foolish enough to let my first go , will not do that again.