Right you are. I was a bit careless with my wording. A tuner matches
impedances, not SWRs.
Jerry
SavageBR@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/10/2005 22:17:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> RadioIR@charter.net writes:
>
> The SWR at
> the antenna should be very high, but the SWR seen by the tuner can be
> most anything depending upon the length of your transmission line
>
> Except for the effect of transmission line loss, SWR does NOT change
> depending on transmission line length. SWR is constant with line
> length. Only impedance changes as a function of line length. It is
> true that changing the line length may offer an impedance at the
> transmitter end that is easier for your tuner to match. But, the SWR
> will be the same except for line loss.
>
> Bruce, AA4Z
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