From: Pat Barthelow <aa6eg@hh.tmx.com>
> I think what we want to say is, the SWR meter meaures SWR of the line,
> minus small errors caused by small line losses which reduce slightly the
> indicated swr from the true swr which exists, and the SWR is only caused
> by the ratio of the antenna impedance to the characteristic impedance of
> the transmission line.
Bingo! Eureka, that's it, and that's all folks.
73, Jim, KH7M
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