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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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VE4RI Rating: 2017-05-14
Worth every dollar! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Worked into Europe and Central America on a 100 watts on the G5RV jr.(Central America was worked off the end). I set it up as an inverted V with the apex at ~34 feet. Very well designed and constructed. I need to replace the centre support pole as the 16 ft 2x4's were a tad swingy for the xyl's liking though. So the antenna apex is currently at ~26 feet. Still "hears" weak signals though.
KC6KNL Rating: 2017-05-01
Great Antenna. Built like a tank Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I bought this antenna on eBay from another Ham that bought from WA2NAN. This antenna was never installed.

When I received it, it did not disappoint. I put it 60 feet up in the trees in an inverted V. I can work a lot of stations that I can hear.

Some squirrels chewed up the 75' of RG-8x. Luckily, there was over 25' of coax left, so I wound it on a 4" PVC and made an ugly Balun Choke. I raised the antenna back in the trees, which put the Balun about 30 feet in the air.

The parachute cord broke and the antenna came down 30 feet sitting on a lower branch. This put the Balun about 2 feet above ground. The 34' of ladder line is directly above the Balun.

I still can talk to any station that I can hear.

This antenna, when compared to other Dipoles at your local ham store, is higher in quality and beefiness. You can't make an antenna of this quality if you built it yourself.

Kerry uses some custom parts, which make this antenna stand out.

Highly recommend.
KC3TV Rating: 2017-04-23
Excellent Dipole! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Just got my second True Talk 102 footer (First was accidentally destroyed when a new roof was put up!). As with prior antenna, this one was easy to put up, is very solid, and has worked great! I'm getting good reports, have no trouble tuning it on multiple bands, and am very happy with it. Ordering process was easy, and Kerry sent it out quickly. Highly Recommended
KB6HRT Rating: 2017-04-13
Very Nice Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Replace a 102' G5RV that worked very well for the last 2+ years, the True Talk 204' G5RV works real good at this QTH after I tuned it an installed it correctly, on this small lot, thats what took the time, but well worth it, by the results I am getting, not an easy job for a 77 year old HAM but FUN just the same.. The antenna is less than 2 to 1 SWR on 10-160m where I do my talking an a lot lower on other parts of the band where I listen. The True Talk 204' is a very good G5RV if your short on space, its works well, has a good signal to noise ratio, an a GREAT value............73s..............kb6hrt
K1VC Rating: 2017-02-18
Super Double 204' G5RV Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Purchased my third Super Double 204' G5RV from Kerry this week. Ordered it on Tuesday, received it Friday, installed it Saturday. Amazing ! This Super Double 204' G5RV replaced an aging Super Double 204' G5RV that's been up for over a decade and has served my well. The weather here in New England can be harsh and I'm amazed how long the original Super Double 204' G5RV lasted. The choice to purchase another Super Double 204' G5RV was obvious for me and an easy decision as well. Communication with Kerry was great and he told me when my antenna shipped and sent me the tracking numbers. One note, the new Super Double 204' G5RV is heavier duty than my old version so I think this one will stay up longer. The antenna is up in a flat top or 'T' configuration with the ends up around 60'.

Thanks Kerry for a great antenna !
KG2CU Rating: 2017-01-31
Excellent Product & Fast Shipping Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The antenna is of excellent quality and shipping was remarkably fast from CA to NY. I've been using G5RVs for 20+ years and this is the best quality, yet.
N5AMR Rating: 2017-01-11
G5RV Jr. in Attic Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I know, poor housing choice due to HOA restrictions, but the XYL had "great" input. So I tried a number of homebrew wires in the attic, with varying degrees of success. I considered homebrewing the G5RV and thought what the heck, I believe I will let someone else do it. The WA2NAN True Talk has been a nice performer for the most part. Covers all of 40, 20 and 17 meters a very small segment of 75 and 15. Have worked a little local 10 meters as well. The high quality of materials and workmanship are noticeable. I'm on more bands and with relatively good reports, particularly in light of running barefoot and in the attic.
WE4P Rating: 2017-01-10
EXCELLENT G5RV jr Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Fast response and shipping. The build quality of my 40m-6m is superior to other antennas that I have purchased. Installed as flat top and receive is quiet. SWR on 10m is 1.5:1 but as advertised, a tuner is needed on other bands. I highly recommend Kerry's antennas
WB2JNQ Rating: 2017-01-01
What a huge difference Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Living in rural Brooklyn, NY doesn't allow for much room to put up any "real" antenna system. Due to space constraints, I've been using a compromise vertical for all of my HF QSO's. It did the job, but the noise was so bad that many times I would simply give up since everyone sounded like they were half burried in the noise. I just launched WA2NAN's 102' G5RV into a 45 foot tree in my back yard in an inverted V formation, and.....HOLY COW! ... What a huge difference. I'm getting great signal reports with it, and for the first time, I can hear everybody else as if they were sitting in the shack with me... Thanks for making such a solid antenna... I'm thrilled with the results thus far!
KP4XI Rating: 2016-12-20
My G5RVjr Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I just receive my G5RVjr I'm really impressed with the construction of the antenna and craftsmanship is outstanding. I was able to install the antenna in less than two hours. The first good things I notice was, less noisy than my R7 and my automatic antenna turner was able to tune from 10M to 160M very easy. Signal are clear and stronger in my G5RVjr than my R7. I work Canada and Germany on 40M PSK31 and station from South Africa were booming. the WA2NAM G5RV antenna, out performance my old Cushcraft R7 vertical in any band I tested. The service and the communication from Kerry is excellent. Instruction to install the antenna were clear.
I'm really happy with the G5RVjr.

73 and good DX from KP4XI