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Re: [TowerTalk] Balanced Line Question

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Balanced Line Question
From: Larry <lkirkland@sc.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:13:41 -0400
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Find an old Johnson Matchbox.  They're not autotune, but it's simple to 
tune them and they're designed for balanced loads.
Larry W4LK


On 07/13/2011 01:55 PM, Edward Sylvester wrote:
> I have a 130' Ladder Line-fed Dipole up 70' (600 ohm).  I feed it through a 
> nice Palstar Auto Tuner with 4:1 Balun.  All my other antennas are 
> coaxial-fed and near resonance. My amp and rig have a built-in tuners anyway, 
> so tuning them is not a problem.
>   
> Since I only use this tuner for the ladderline-fed dipole, how much of an 
> advanatge might I see if I were to go with a "Balanced Tuner?"  I know the 
> 4:1 balun on the present tuner gets somewhat hot/lossy, but am I likely to 
> notice the difference if I switch?
>   
> Thanks,
> Ed NI6S
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