Hi Hans,
You wrote:
I wonder if the results might be even better if this situation could be >avoided. Perhaps a balun between the TX and the dipole?
I remember you showed some pix at the FDIM where you rigged up your TX while on holday. I believe that you had fasioned a balun between your TX and the antenna.
Can you describe how you made that balun?
Thanks,
Newt
k0nwt