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Re: [TowerTalk] Comments by K9YC

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Comments by K9YC
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:31:34 -0700
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On 6/22/2014 7:12 PM, Dan Hearn wrote:
Here I do not believe Jim understands the problem. The choke will do what
he says ON RECEIVING but that is not the problem we are trying to solve
with understanding the lousy test results for the Mosley tri bander.

I think I do understand the problem. Antennas and feedlines are passive networks, and follow the principle of reciprocity -- that is, they function the same on RX and they do on TX. Common mode current on the feedline fills in the nulls both on TX and RX, but has little effect in the main lobe.

Steve, K7LXC hit on the real answer -- "marketing gain."

73, Jim K9YC

73, Jim K9YC
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