On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:56:45 -0500, "C. J. Clegg"
wrote:

more the pity that the requirement of having a $25
tuner is an unreasonable expectation

Remember the ALE requirement. I am only just now becoming convinced that
some autotuners might work for ALE.

I seriously doubt that. What you are describing is a sacrifice in
Link Quality for the sake of not using something like a fan dipole
which would immediately satisfy every requirement and fulfill mission.
How this is justified with
multiple-legged dipole with legs cut
for different frequencies (well, I probably could, but it would be
impractical).
forces a new meaning to the word impractical. Perhaps you would care
to elaborate how the simplicity of two extra wires has been trumped.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC