Tom said:
>If you get the Q too low the loading control will work
backwards. If you get it too high the tuning will be
needlessly sharp and there will be a little more tank heat.<
Another problem if the Q gets too low is that the harmonic output tends to
start rising. If Q gets extremely low, there can be enoguh harmonic that the
apparent SWR rises, since the antenna isn't matched at the harmonic and so the
SWR meter sees reflected energy at that frequency. I once saw it happen in a
bodged installation where they tried to pull the tx a long way LF outisde its
real frequency range.
73
Peter G3RZP
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