> I don't believe in them. > > If you can't resonate your antenna, then what are you doing?
You ar etransmitting some energy and you are getting a whole lot of reflected power that is wasted. You might also be cutting back a lot of your power in the final RF amplifier of a modern rig. > If you use a tuner, you are creating a voltage divider effect that > creates a reactive load in your shack, to ground that makes your antenna > "feed line + radiating elements". Maybe - what if the tuner is outside at the base of the antenna? > Over the years, the importance of having at least a 2:1 match with at > least 1.5:1 some where in the the antenna design. Huh? Over the years many of us have transmitted with a 3:1 SWR and no tuner and made plenty of contacts - tube finals of course! > Proper antenna design for your favorite frequencies is the best choice. But some of us can't always get what we want. When you MUST compromise, there is a LOT of good that can be said about a matching network for one's antenna. It is usually an impedance transformer rather than a "voltage divider." > I currently use a multi-element dipole to cover 80,40,20,15 and 10 meters. > Just like microphones in the sound work I help out with at church. If > they are not singing into the mic, I cannot "fix it" without creating a > gain structure that is sucking up to feed back" Different entirely from an antenna tuner. > You need to fix your problems at the source. The antenna is the load. > I our cases, it is resonance of your antenna, by some means. > > Even my hamstick on my jeep I have had GREAT success RESONATING antennas with a matching network. I don't understand why anyone would "not believe in" something when they are so effective.
