[TowerTalk] Mosley TA-33 problems.........a bit long

[Hank Garretson]

At 10:02 PM 27 02 2007, Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote:


>You didn't say where you were measuring your VSWR. The true value 
>will be accurate at the antenna feedpoint. Or at an electrical half 
>wavelength of coax cut to the band of interest.


Not strictly true.  Because of coax line loss, SWR at end of 
electrical half wavelength of coax will be lower than SWR at the 
antenna feedpoint (unless SWR at antenna feedpoint is 1:1).  With 
good coax, the effect will be minimal, but it will be there.



73,

Hank, W6SX

Mammoth Lakes, California