Ian Jackson wrote:
Being serious, be aware that one of Cecil's 'fortes' is the avoidance of
tuning unit losses by using a particular length of feeder, so that the
antenna plus feeder system naturally presents a good match for the
transmitter. On a given frequency, every length of antenna has an
optimum length of feeder, so you need to switch in the appropriate
length of feeder for each band. There is a lot of debate about how much
power you lose an antenna tuner. You may, or may not, want to consider
using this technique.

It's also not an either/or choice. Without a tuner, the
ladder-line length selector needs to be able to be
varied in one foot increments from zero to 31 feet.

Since I bought my IC-756PRO with its built-in auto-
tuner, I only switch between three lengths of transmission
line and allow the autotuner to do the rest. So now I
have a hybrid system, still not requiring a full-range
antenna tuner.

I've submitted a magazine article to "Worldradio" magazine
about a dipole that works very well on 75m, 40m, and 17m
without a tuner and without changing feedline lengths.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com