[TenTec] Tuning Amp on 17 meters

[Richards]

Yes... you guys are both on track, and reinforce my observation that SWR 
is never the whole story.

I discovered very few articles attempting to explain the big picture 
about antenna measurements.  The ARRL literature (e.g., QST Magazine) 
usually glosses over it, making reference to greater complexity, but 
rarely (I think, anyway) stopping to fully explore the topic.  The stuff 
in the ARRL Handbook is brief and over my head...  Maybe I need a 
Dummies book on antenna measurement.

I don't suppose the magazine editors think it would be a popular topic. 
  It is much easier, and perhaps more popular, to just publish a list of 
commercially available vertical antennas than publish a serious exegesis 
of antenna impedance, reactance, and all that jazz.

So, all your comments reinforce the importance of learning more about it.

Again, I am not worried about this odd SWR phenomenon... I just want to 
understand it better.

Thanks for the further input.

-----------------------  K8JHR -----------------------

PS...

I belong to a Yahoo Group called Ham-Radio-Help-Group, but I have 
learned way more from this group.  I belong to some transceiver-specific 
groups - but our gang here is far more knowledgeable and helpful about 
what goes on under the hood.  I appreciate that the arguments can 
sometimes get hot and heavy, but they remain focused on the underlying 
science, and rarely turn personal.

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