[AMPS] Thanks for BIRD meter info!

[Steve Katz]

> "Don't forget that to measure VSWR, you need a slug for "reflected"
> reading
> that's several times more sensitive than the one used for "forward" power.
> If you're a Bird user, you already knew that...!
> 
> 73, Steve, WB2WIK/6"
> 
> Do you mean that forward power is not supposed to equal reflected power?
> I
> thought 1:1 was what we were trying to achieve.  How are we going to heat
> the shack if all the power goes elsewhere?  If the power leaks out of the
> antenna, most of it is wasted - because it goes where no one is.  If it is
> reflected, I know where all of it goes.
> 
> Colin  K7FM
> 
	::Colin, you seem to have it all under control.  But you might
consider placing the short circuit directly at the amplifier output to
realize the full benefit of this, thereby rendering the coax and antenna
superfluous.  By saving money on feedlines and beams, you can invest in
higher powered amplifiers, no?

	-WB2WIK/6

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