[TowerTalk] 43' Vertical - Feed Point Tuner or Shack Tuner?

[Steve Hunt]

Worst case impedance looks to be on 12m where the losses in 125ft of 
RG213 would be 6.3dB

Steve G3TXQ

Richard Thorne wrote:
> I have a vertical in my backyard that I currently feed at the base with 
> an SG-239 200 watt tuner.  I want to increase my power from 100 watts to 
> 400 watts.  In order to accomplish this I either need a tuner at the 
> base like an SG-235 or CG-5000 both expensive.
>
> The other less expensive solution is a tuner in the shack.
>
> So how much loss will I have if I tune a 125' length of coax?  I know it 
> works as I bypassed the base tuner and used my rigs tuner.  No problem 
> tuning, I'm just curious how much loss I'll have compared to the tuner 
> located at the base of the antenna.
>
> Rich - N5ZC
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