[TowerTalk] G5RV vs 40M dipole

[john at kk9a.com]

A 5:1 SWR on 10m fed with 100 feet of RG-213 will add an extra 1.2 dB of
coax loss.

John KK9A

To:	Al Kozakiewicz <akozak at hourglass.com>
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] G5RV vs 40M dipole
From:	Bry Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
Date:	Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:50:33 -0400


As he stated though, the loss is often minimal.

Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K Crystals Co.
117 Sterling Pine St.
Sanford, FL 32773

Tel: +USA 321-262-5471




> On Apr 27, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Al Kozakiewicz <akozak at hourglass.com> wrote:
>
> SWR is determined by the feed point impedance of the antenna and the
> characteristic impedance of the transmission line. The tuner can't do
> anything about SWR on that line, only match (hopefully) the radio's nominal
> 50 ohm impedance to whatever the conjugate impedance is at the radio end of
> the transmission line.
>
> Al
> AB2ZY