Amos Keag wrote:
If the feed is 'changing the resonance' then there is a problem with the
feed!!

Not at all. As you can see at: http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp/notuner.htm,
I use "the feed" for the specific purpose of changing the resonant
frequency of the antenna system. The impedance transforming series-
section is really a series stub which resonants the entire antenna
system.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp