[Antennas] 80m 1/4 wave and low impedance

[KeViN_S]

I have enough 1/4 wave radials under my 80 meter
vertical now that I have   the impedance down
to below 30 ohms. Close to 100 radials. 

It started out pretty close to 1.2 -1 at 3510
before I started adding radials.
 
Now it is best at 3575 at 1.7 -1.

I could lengthen it a bit again to get that 1.7 - 1
closer to my CW portion of band.

It is 1.9 - 1 at 3510 so not too bad and it is flatter
further across the band now just a bit higher 
at it's best point than it was before 
   
  The handbook says to use 75 ohm feed from antenna a
1/4 wave lenth of RG-8 then to 75 ohm to rig. 

But the antenna is only a little over a 1/4 wave 
from the house. And I wonder how the RG-8 in all my
short cables, amp, tuner, wattmeter would effect 
the 75 ohm feed to the 1/4 wave RG-8? a 1/4 wave
of 75 would mean it  almost would reach the rig
and I would have a coil of coax somewhere.
   
  Is there a magic matching transformer, well beside
the tuner?  I figure if I'm using
  a tuner it's not a good antenna. Or is there a
  better easier way to match it for CW portion again?
  How is everyone else dealing with 1/4 wave
verticals/ radials  and 
this?
   
  Thanks
  73 Kevin
   
  3500 1.9
  3525 1.8
  3550 1.75
  3575 1.7
  3600 1.75
  3625 1.8
  3650 1.9
   



 
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