Chuck W. wrote:
Typically I hear about mounting with the feedpoint high, and the ends
low, but I managed to mount it with the feedpoint at about 35 feet,
and
one end at 60 feet, and the other end at around 35 feet, so I have
kind
of a sloping dipole.

Curious about what the characteristics of this antenna would be -- is
it more of a cloud burner, or does the slope offer a lower angle of
radiation?

Thanks for any thoughts!

-Chuck
KB5GC

Hi Chuck, Depends on what bands you are using the G5RV. On 80 and 40M
you will have an omnidirectional cloud burner. On the higher bands you
will have some directional effects.
You could model this and see what effects the sloping has. Someone
will correct me, but I think a G5RV can be modeled as a 102' doublet.
Your average heigth is 48', so 40m may exhibit directivity.
You should have good results with a G5RV mounted this way at 60'
sloping to 35'. If that's what you can do, then go for it.
Gary N4AST