Okay so now that I can load up the G5RV on 30 meters I made some contacts.  Great band, great people.  I also joined the 30 meter digital group and I am member#1769.  Since I can load up 160m now, I'll play with some of the digital modes there too! 

Join the 30 meter digital group and have some fun!

http://www.30meterdigital.org/

That's it for now, 73 John KX5JT

Hey everyone.... so I had this W2DU current balun that I bought with the idea that I would employ it in a fan dipole someday.  I still will likely do that.  I decided to put it on my G5RV for now instead of it laying around doing nothing.  The G5RV had 10 turns of coax for a choke where the coax meets the ladderline outside under the antenna.  Well I left that 10 turns for now AND added the W2DU.

Results:  MUCH less rf in my shack.  I don't ever get the USB mouse and Keyboard knocking off now.  Also I get much less RF into the Nady EQ and audio on the higher bands.  Moreover, I can actually tune my antenna on 160 meters and on 30 meters! WOW!  Now my SB-200 amplifier doesn't play on 160 but I can sure play around with some digital modes down there and maybe make some contacts!

peace and 73 from KX5JT