[TenTec] swr

[Richards]

Not arguing... but how do we know that?    So much of the literature 
claims that impedance is either way high or way low, and SWR is way 
wacky, and, therefore, there are HUGE losses in the coax...   Your 
comment is more encouraging.

Using a coax loss measurement program one finds on the Antenna Book CD 
Disk,  it seems like it is 1.5 dB to 1.8 dB on 160 meters (less on 
higher bands.)
This does not comport with much of the literature on these antennas.

Can you embellish your position any?   I am very curious.  (Again... not 
arguing, just asking as it IS rather more optimistic than some others 
have indicated.)

And yes...  you identified ANOTHER problem with the description.  Good eye.

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On 8/16/2010 6:40 PM, george fritkin wrote:

should say "using high loss coax" not low loss.

using Times LM-400 or Belden RG-213 is under 1 DB typically with these
types of antennas with moderate SWR.

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