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Re: [TowerTalk] RE: [Antennas] coax 'sweet lenght'

To: "Chris Boone" <CBoone@earthlink.net>,"'Bob Nielsen'" <nielsen@oz.net>, <antennas@mailman.qth.net>,"'TowerTalk List'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RE: [Antennas] coax 'sweet lenght'
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:21:55 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
> Ok...what I should have said was "apparent" SWR changes
according to the
> metering.....
> If the cable length changes and the antenna is NOT a
resistive only
> component, the coax will cause an apparent change in the
reactance, thus
> making the SWR meter change...
>
> Any argument with that??

That's incorrect also unless the meter is improperly
calibrated. If the meter is that bad, you probably should
not be using it.

 73 Tom



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