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Re: [Amps] High SWR

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Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
Reply-to: dezrat1242@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:13:58 -0700
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On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:50:32 -0400, Scott McGrath
<mcgrath@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

>Short answer is the only thing SWR is good for is determining at what 
>point the RF voltages induced by the mismatch will damage your 
>transmitter system.  

REPLY:

I would add one more thing SWR is good for: Monitoring your antenna
system. Whatever the SWR is, as long as it doesn't change things are
ok. 

73, Bill W6WRT
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