You can significantly widen the SWR bandwidth that your radio sees on 80m by using a coax match. Connect your dipole to a 1/2 WL multiple of 50 ohm coax and then add a 1/4 WL section of 75 ohm coax. Of course this does not change the actual antenna's SWR but neither would a remote tuner.
John KK9A Jake K9WN wrote: Looking for input from the collective knowledge of the reflector. You have a wire dipole for 75 meters fed with a 1:1/5K rated balun. You want to transition to a remote tuner so you can move around 75/80 meters. The question is: Do you leave the balun in place, or remove it and feed the dipole directly from the remote tuner? We have mixed answers from the local "Population". That's why I'm coming to the reflector. Please, don't be critical and ask questions like: what gauge wire, bare of covered wire, How high, yada yada yada, That's all. Thanks in advance. 73 K9WN Jake _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector