[TenTec] OT SWR VS Power Loss

[Ken Brown]

> One item I forgot to mention is that if your SWR is not 1:1 on the coax then 
> the coax is not matched which results in the coax starting to radiate RF and
> picking up RF. The latter can dramatically increase your noise level.
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Wrong! When currents on the two conductors in any transmission line are 
equal and opposite, there is no radiation. It doesn't matter if the SWR 
is 1:1. SWR other than 1:1 on a system designed to be fed by a 
particular impedance of coax is a good indication that something is 
wrong, and the something that is wrong could also result in unequal 
currents on the two conductors, and consequently radiation. SWR greater 
than 1:1 does not necessarily make coax radiate.

DE N6KB
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