On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:42:08 -0400, Chuck
wrote:

In my own experience, matching has
always been extremely easy and
trouble-free. So does anyone know why
this might be thought so frought with
problems that its general use would be
discouraged?

Hi Chuck,

The slur may attend the illusion that just the antenna is being
matched and the operator cries foul about transmission line common
mode currents.

However, if those currents go unnoticed; then end fed antennas are
marvelous and have this undeserved bad reputation. On the other hand,
if those currents are noticed and fixed, the antenna probably doesn't
work any better; but after all that effort "it damned well should and
no one is going to convince me otherwise."

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC