The idea was to install a G5RV Jr between the high point of the house gable end and a tree that is approx 75ft away. The antenna was positioned so that the ladder line would drop about 5' behind my garage. The wall of the garage is vinly over asbestos shingles over wood. The height roof at that point is 8 feet at best. The ridge of the roof is about 16' high. The one leg of the antenna crosses the roof at about 8'. The center feedpoint is about 20 feet off the ground. The PVC was intended to support the ladder line and the ugly balun. The tie wraps are loose enough to allow the LL to slide up and down as the wind moves the antenna...

The PVC is 1 1/4" 10 feet long with about 3' in the ground. The ugly balun is 9 turns about 8" round. The coax is Time Microwave LMR240 the total length of cable is 75 feet. From the feed point loop the cable goes through the back wall of the garage into 1 1/4" PVC pipe that runs along the side wall floor for 16 feet. There is another 9 turns of cable just before in enters the actual house. The shack is located just beyond that wall. Inside the shack is another 25 feet of coax.

The question is..... what did I do wrong to get performance like what is in the chart below? Yes I have a tuner but I thought the antenna was supposed to be resonant at 20 meters... Well someone out there must have had a similar thought and was nice enough to post really good information from the man himself. Take a looksee at http://www.qsl.net/aa3px/g5rv.htm There is additonal information here too: http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/qsl-g5rv-2.htm

Thanks for looking... K2MPW at ya Who dot com.