[Elecraft] Off Topic -- Yagi Antenna SWR measurement ?

[Tom H Childers]

All,

There is an antenna reflector that would be more appropriate for the
is post.  Try it out.

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On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:50:43 -0700, Phil Hystad <phystad at mac.com>
wrote:

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
Licensed since 1976
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member

>I know this is OT but there are so many knowledgable people on this reflector
>that I can't pass it up.
>
>A friend has a Yagi antenna (HF tri-bander) that he wants to measure the SWR
>before he raises the antenna up on the tower.
>
>Question:  is this accurate or does the proximity of ground (maybe two feet high)
>so strongly affect the SWR reading that the measurement is not accurate.
>
>73, phil, K7PEH
>
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