It is well known that endfed 1/2-wave dipoles and similar length
antennas can be difficult, if not impossible, to tune up using
conventional T-tuners.

Download program TUNEHALF from website below and become familiar with
another tuner circuit which deals with vertical, inverted-L and
sloping antennas.
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Regards from Reg, G4FGQ
For Free Radio Design Software go to
http://www.btinternet.com/~g4fgq.regp
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