[TowerTalk] G5RV vs 40M dipole

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 2015-04-27 4:56 PM, Bry Carling wrote:
 > Can you hear a difference of 1.2 dB on the other end?

Absolutely!  If the signal is at the noise level, 1.2 dB can make
the difference between no QSO and easy copy.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2015-04-27 4:56 PM, Bry Carling wrote:
> Can you hear a difference of 1.2 dB on the other end? That's about one fifth of an S unit.
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> Best regards - Brian Carling
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>> On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:54 PM, "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> As he stated though, the loss is often minimal.
>>
>> Best regards - Brian Carling
>> AF4K Crystals Co.
>> 117 Sterling Pine St.
>> Sanford, FL 32773
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>> Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
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>>> 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
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