[Elecraft] OT:. G5RV's

[Richard Fjeld]

On 8/4/2016 4:00 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:
> It's true that tuner losses are the manufacturers' dirty little 
> secret. Loss is rarely specified, partly because it can be pretty bad, 
> and partly because it is hard to measure, but also because it is not 
> constant - it depends on the particular impedance being matched. 

I read about tuner losses often, and I've seen figures posted, but 
whenever I try to determine it, I can't.  The only way I can determine 
tuner loss is by signal reports.  While participating in round tables on 
80 meters, I go down in power as low as the K3 will go, and the 
participants in state, and in an adjacent state or two, still hear me as 
evidenced by carrying on a discussion.  I use open wire feedline with a 
loop cut for the bottom of 80 meters.

I know this is not an accurate way to measure tuner loss, but the loss 
doesn't seem to be a problem. ???

Dick, n0ce

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