[TowerTalk] FW: In Shack Tuner Vs. Remote Tuner for Multi-Band Antennas

[Jim Lux]

On 5/2/14, 11:01 PM, Matt wrote:
> Another simple and effective option is to put the tuner in the shack and
> feed the antenna with ladder line through a balun.
>
> Ma


 From a loss standpoint tuner in shack + high Z ladder line isn't bad 
(although you DO need to check and make sure that you're not one of the 
weird corner cases).

The philosophical objection I have is that you can't build an effective 
choke for the ladder line to prevent it from being a radiator.  With 
coax, if you find that the shield is picking up RF current and 
re-radiating, you can throw a choke on it to stop that.