As one reply says, and in general, remote tuners (matching units) may be
totally un necessary. To learn the truth about feed lines, and see many
persistent myths about feed lines smashed, find and read
Reflections III
by Walter Maxwell
NO, you don't have to pay $190 on Amazon. Search the web archive, or the
current web and download and print for yourself.
Do not spend money on a remote antenna tuner till you understand transmission
line truth.
Reflections III is not a 20-minute read. You will learn a LOT because there is
a lot to understand.
Roy Morgan
K1LKY Western Mass
K1LKY68@gmail.com
> On Nov 12, 2022, at 11:08 AM, jcjacobsen via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
> wrote:
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> Looking for input from the collective knowledge of the reflector.
>
>
> You have a wire dipole for 75 meters fed with a 1:1/5K rated balun. You want
> to transition to a remote tuner so you can move around 75/80 meters.
>
>
> The question is: Do you leave the balun in place, or remove it and feed the
> dipole directly from the remote tuner? We have mixed answers from the local
> "Population". That's why I'm coming to the reflector.
>
>
> Please, don't be critical and ask questions like: what gauge wire, bare of
> covered wire, How high, yada yada yada,
>
>
> That's all. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> 73 K9WN Jake
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