[Elecraft] T1 Antenna Considerations

[Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/KC8NHF]

A half wavelength wire is very high impedance and outside the range of 
most auto tuners.
If you're going to use half wave wires, feed them through a 9:1 current 
balun. (OK, it's not a balun, it's an impedance transformer)

M1MGD1 at aol.com wrote:

>Hello
>I have just received my T1 kit and i notice that under the above heading in  
>the owners manual under random-wire antennas it states(avoid lengths close to 
>a  multiple of 1/2 wavelength on any band) please can someone explain why this 
>is  important,also i wish to use this tuner on the following bands 20/15/10m 
>so a  suggested wire length would be appreciated I only have 40ft of space to 
>play  with.
> 
>Thank you.  
>
>Mick M1MGD  K2#4785 K1#1532
>G-QRP 11355 ARCI  12343
>
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