Wes Attaway wrote:
> Let me enter this discussion with a few observations.
> First, SWR is an acronym for Standing Wave Ratio. It is a RATIO
> (voltage max to voltage min or current max to current min) that >
exists ALONG the .....
NO NO NO! VSWR is NOT a ratio of current, ever! It is purely what the
initials stand for Voltage Standing Wave Ratio.
With a mismatched line, what you say is true, APPARENT VSWR will vary
along the feedline. With a matched 1:1 line, it will be 1:1 at any
point.
73
Ed
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