[TowerTalk] 75 ohm - v - 50 ohm coax

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:38:14 +0000
From: Steve Hunt <steve at karinya.net>
Cc: Towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 75 ohm - v - 50 ohm coax

If the antenna has an impedance of 50 Ohms, and the coax is close to a 
quarter-wave or odd multiple long, you'll see an SWR(50) of 2.25:1 at 
the shack end instead of 1:1.

73,
Steve G3TXQ

##  I thought it would be just 75/50 =  1.5:1  

Jim  VE7RF