The same is true of the antenna itself. Few "balanced" antennas -- center
fed wires, loops, etc.-- actually present a balanced load due to the
proximity of other objects in the near field of the radiator. The feed lines
to those antennas often will *not* be well balanced even when connected to
the most "balanced" tuner.
Fortunately, a reasonable amount of radiation from a somewhat unbalanced
feed line will not be a problem in most installations.
73,
Ron AC7AC
-----Original Message-----
Any antenna connected to the "balanced" terminals will still not be
truly "balanced" as it is not possible to generate a balanced output
at the output of an unbalanced network by forcing balance at the input
of that network. It is quite likely that a "balun" at the input of
an unbalanced network will only increase circulating currents (and
losses) in the network.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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