Ed Cregger wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message


If I did want to use non-resonant antennas I would locate a tuner at the
antenna feedpoint, not at the generator (transmitter).


Then you would cheat yourself of a fair amount of propagation and some of
the lower and higher frequencies available with such a set up.

You're not going to keep RF out of the shack, regardless of which system you
use. You might be able to keep some of the hot spots outside, but often
times they are close enough to the station that it is really a waste of
time.

This fascination with resonance is a leftover from CB thinking. How many
warships utilize resonant antennas? Yet they communicate the world over.

The aversion to transmatches is a ham cultural trait that has no basis in
reality, just as the CB'ers are hooked on resonant 50 ohm antennas. It's a
characteristic of the culture(s) of both types of operators, with no basis
in practical operating engineering.

Ed, N2ECW

You don't read very well. And you seem a tad hostile.

I stated no "aversion" whatsoever to what are called "non-resonant"
antennas. I said that I'd locate the tuner at the antenna feedpoint. A
transmatch between the radio and the transmission line does little to
make the antenna work better.

CB thinking? You really have issues.