[TenTec] TITAN DX

[George, W5YR]

Steve, except when it (correctly) reads 1:1, doesn't an SWR meter always
have to contend with "complex impedances?"

Even if the antenna impedance is purely resistive, if the input Z of the
antenna doesn't agree with the Zo of the feedline, then the SWR will not
be 1:1. And the input Z to the line will be complex. In the real world,
the input Z to any feedline is almost always guaranteed to be complex,
even at "resonance" for the antenna.

What am I missing here?

72/73, George   W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas      NETXQRP 6	       
Fairview, TX   30 mi NE Dallas in Collin county	     QRP-L 1373
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 55th year and it just keeps getting better!
Icom IC-756 PRO #02121 (9/00) Kachina #91900556 (12/99) IC-765 (6/90)


Steve Ellington wrote:
> 
> It would be interesting to see what the difference is between the two swr
> meter circuits. I've never felt the swr meters in TenTec's equipment were
> very accurate when dealing with complex impedances.
> Right now, the score is even between the two. We have two TenTecs reading
> the same value and one antenna/Kenwood combo telling us another story. I
> suppose you could bring in a 3rd party in the form of another swr meter or
> better yet, one of the newer antenna analyzers such as the AEA or MFJ's.
> With these you should be able to find out what's really going on. Meanwhile,
> as long as your Omni six isn't drawing too much current, you have nothing to
> fear.
> 
> BTW: Thanks for the "on topic" subject. I've been seeing far too off topic
> post on here lately.
> 
> Steve
> N4LQ

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