[TowerTalk] 4-sq power return measurement

[James W. Fisher, Jr.]

I'm reviewing these options right now.  Since I am converting more and more
of my
runs to hardline (including over 300' to the 80M 4-sq) one thing the
coax-back-to-the-
shack solution offers is some use for recycled coax.  If it is lossy, no
big deal--
do I care whether 10 watts is reflected at the min or it's really 20 out of
HP?  Also, I
periodically do measurements right at the ComTek box and can detect major
discrepencies.

OTOH, I have tried to locate 2 of the RS remote SWR indicators and have
been unable 
to do so. Sold out long ago.  If somebody has one or two, please let me
know and I may 
go that way.  Or...I might buy some RG-58 just to avoid the multiple
possibilities of connector
trouble even though much of it is buried in PVC.

Message text written by "D.Anderson"
>I use a wattmeter and dummy load in the shack.  I run a coaxial cable back
from
the ant.
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