jd wrote:
> I use 3/4 inch CATV and a run of about 180 feet to my
> tri-bander. The worst case I have is 2.2 to 1 on 15 cw. I
> look at it as 2-2.5 to 1 is negligable on HF, whats it
> going to do, reduce your delivered to the antenna power a couple
> of watts? The other end will never know..
Um, well...a 2:1 SWR will eat up about 10% of your power, so 2.2:1
will be marginally worse. Still, 10% of 1500 watts is not pretty.
many of us would kill to find another 10% of efficiency in our systems.
To each his own...
J.P. W2XX
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