[Elecraft] Antenna feedline question

[gwwhatley at juno.com]

I use 450 ohm ladder line to feed a 130 ft inverted vee.  But, I don't bring the 450 ohm line into the shack.  I stop it at the eave of my roof, where it is terminated in a 4:1 balun.  From the balun to  my homebrew tuner, I use a piece of RG 213, which is approx 10 ft long.  In other words, the RG 213 is all that comes into the shack.  The 450 ohm ladder line is about 65 feet long and the apex of the inverted vee is about 70 feet up.  
 
This setup gives 1:1 swr, for all practical purposes, on all bands except 160, and works great on 75-80, 40, 30 and 17 meters.  I have monoband beams for 20, 15 and 10 meters, so can't vouch for those bands as far as effectiveness is concerned when compared to coax fed dipoles.     
 George, N4YM