[TenTec] OT: Question to the group

[Al Gulseth]

My point exactly - this has been discussed here and on other forums on 
multiple occasions. It has to do with choices: component types and 
architectures of matching networks, feedlines (look at the loss graphs for 
various types of coax in the ARRL HB as an example), Scott's full half wave 
on 80M vs. a trapped/loaded antenna. The "centibels" (=1/10 db) of loss 
scattered through the system can add up.

Also, I said "low loss", not "lossless", and "efficient", not "perfect." While 
the "Holy Grail" probably isn't attainable, we can come reasonably close.

73, Al

On Fri July 15 2016 5:28:54 pm Scott Harwood wrote:
> Well, for 80 - 10 meters, how about a 135 foot wire dipole up about 60 feet
> fed with 600 ohm open wire line into a well designed truly balanced antenna
> tuner located right at the transceiver, as one example?
>
> Scott K4VWK
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >From: Jim Allen <jim.allen at longhornband.net>
> >Sent: Jul 15, 2016 5:53 PM
> >To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Question to the group
> >
> >What is "a low-loss matching and feed system into an efficient antenna?"
> >
> >This is the "Holy Grail" of amateur radio, if we can find it.
> >
> >73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
> >
> >Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Jul 15, 2016, at 16:05, cegtv1 via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> a low-loss matching and feed system into an efficient antenna
> >
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