Review on 📡 Authorized Dealer: MFJ-1778 G5RV Wire Antenna for 80-10 Meters by David Bartan

So not an easy deal. It works great when you pick it up. It must be at a height of 35 feet and must not touch any tree wires. It's 102 feet long, so you'll need something to attach it to something solid and substantial. I climbed the cedar, cut the branches and attached the bracket. I also climbed a red oak tree and cut the branches. I pulled the wire and the trees were only 95 feet apart. After discussing this with other hams, I settled on a nonconductive reel and I was able to untie the wire another 6 feet, but at about a 70 degree angle. Next to the antenna is a 450 ohm wire that is 32 feet long. From a radio point of view, this is a great application, but this stuff is pretty fragile and needs maintenance. It also mounts in the middle of the antenna cable where you need to connect it to the radio. For me, the spot where the wire was attached was near the front of my house, so I installed a length of PVC wire for the electrical wiring, made some PVC pipe supports, and twisted the wire around metal interference along the route to eliminate. have the cable in place where I can then connect the RG8X coax cable to the radio. This antenna radiates in several bands but not in the full range, so it is better to use an antenna tuner. It doesn't make the antenna any better, but it does protect your radio from reflected energy. I'm a beginner and I've learned a lot. This isn't an easy slam bam setup. It works and you can hear and communicate over long distances. Just make sure you have a place and a plan for where you're going to put it. You can cheat a bit by making a slanted, inverted V or dropping the ends. The closer you are to the guide you need to search for guides online you install it the better it works. Nothing is perfect.