Ken wrote:
Using the antenna outside the passband results in unacceptably huge
(like 99%) feedline losses -- when the feedline is coax. I suspect
that if I shift to ladderline, the losses will just move to my tuner.

Not necessarily. Since a ladderline with an SWR transforms impedances
simply have it transform the impedance to something that is acceptable
to your tuner. That's what I do.

What would happen if I adjust one leg for resonance on phone and the
other for resonance on data?

Your antenna would resonate half way between phone and data. Maybe
not a bad idea. Try it and see if the SWR is still unacceptable.

If this would give me 50% of the resonant signal of a balanced
antenna, that would be acceptable.

Measure the SWR and calculate the losses to see if they are acceptable.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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