Hi Tom;
Depends upon the tuner.  In my case the plan was for the general portion of the phone band so I cut it accordingly.  No harm in cutting it for the center and seeing how the tuner flies.
Richard

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: T Behler 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:31 PM
  Subject: Re: alpha delta


      Richard:

  If you cut the antenna for the center of 80, though, might you be able to 
  get away with using a tuner for the outer edges on either side?  Or, will 
  the antenna likely be too narrow on 80 meters for something like that?

  73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
  To: <[log in to unmask]>
  Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 7:17 PM
  Subject: alpha delta


  Hi;
  At a prior qth I had great luck with alpha delta.  Their dipole for 80 & =
  40 meter covers all of forty meters and about 100 kc on 80 under 2/1
  It is nice in that you don't have to use ladder line and the feed line =
  doesn't have to go straight down.  I had no support under the center and =
  it held up fine.  You do have to cut the ends of the antenna for the =
  portion of 80 meters you want to use.
  Richard