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Old August 10th 03, 07:22 PM
Harry George
 
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Default Layout for G5RV twin feedline?

I'm putting in a G5RV. The twin lead feedline is of course part of the
radiation system. Due to trees, powerlines, etc, I can:

a) Run it horizontally 90 deg away from the dipole, at 5 ft above roof
ridgeline.

b) Run it 45 deg down for 15 ft then vertical for remainder (all at 90
deg to dipole). But it ends up between 2 houses, hidden by a hill.

c) Run it at about 15-45 deg to dipole, horizontally even with one leg
of dipole.


Of course, one answer is "try them and see which works best". But if
this is a well known problem with well-known solutions, I'd like to
hear. I'm thinking "a" is my best bet, due to 90 to dipole, but I've
never heard of running the feedline horizontally.