[AMPS] Where to read Reflected Power

[Jon Ogden]

Pete Smith wrote:

>And here's where I part company with you, Jon.  An antenna with a 750-ohm
>feedpoint impedance, fed with open wire line through a tuner and balun,
>could be a very *good* antenna, indeed.  The real issue is the loss
>performance of the feedline at relatively high VSWRs.

Fed with open wire feedline, you are correct.  It's a fine antenna.

Fed with coax, it isn't.

73,

Jon
KE9NA


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