On 25-FEB-1997 Ward Silver wrote:
> To paraphrase David Sarnoff (founder of RCA) who was originally
>speaking about finance..."Impedance-matching antennas at the
>transmitter is the art of passing RF from hand to hand until it
>finally disappears."
> To be sure, there are some tuners that are better than others. N4XM's
> looks like the best of the bunch. But a little extra work outside
>means less expensive shack heating inside.
I totally agree with Ward on this issue. Why burn up those precious
watts in the coax as heat when a little extra work done with a matching
device at the antenna will result in maximum power transfer and less wasted
power heating up the coax.
73.....de Goose W8AV (ex- WD8LLD) "gooster@delphi.com"
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