[TowerTalk] JK C3S WARC Modifications

[jimlux]

On 11/28/19 11:15 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 11/28/2019 4:36 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>> There is no reason to ignore SWR.
> 
> I wasn't suggesting that, John. Rather, I was observing that gain and 
> pattern are what make an antenna a good performer. Far too many hams 
> think that if the SWR is low, it's a good antenna. :)  Sure we want SWR 
> to be low so we can put power into it.
> 

Depending on the tool, the "gain" may be computed as "relative to a 50 
ohm isotrope" so that would take care of the mismatch, if you optimized 
for gain.