[TowerTalk] Steve's antenna study

[Jim Reid]

-----Original Message-----
From: George T. Daughters <gdaught6@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Steve's antenna study






steve wrote...

<big snip>

> So you can get high performance (gain) IN SPITE  OF high swr. 

this shouldn't be a surprise.  but it sure bears repeating!

Yes,  George,  What gives an antenna gain has NOTHING to
do with the impedance of the antenna.  The impedance
relative to the impedance at the end of the amateurs
transmission line out the the antenna is from where
vswr comes.  Gain comes from the geometry of the beast.

73,  Jim,  KH7M


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