I'm certain that one of two things (or a
combo of both) did the trick, but i wanted to
see if any of you seasoned antenna boys could
guess what the problem was.

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There is no problem. Dipoles and other antennas always show multiple
resonances. Just take an SWR analyzer and sweep a wide frequency range.
You'll find resonances all over the place.

--
Bill W6WRT


Dipoles are essentially harmonic devices, so they experience harmonic
resonances.

If you find resonances that are not harmonic on a dipole, then there are
loading objects that are producing them.

What exactly is your dipole? What is in proximity to it? How do you know that
the coax is choked properly?

73,
Chip N1IR