[Elecraft] TxMon and K3 (tuner bypassed) SWR missmatch

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Sun Nov 6 02:00:33 EST 2016


On Sat,11/5/2016 12:57 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> ...The SWR on a line is determined entirely by the match between the line
> and the load -- when we're transmitting, that's the antenna, and when we're
> receiving, it's the receiver. And yes, it's same everywhere along the line
> as long as the line is uniform -- that is, the same impedance, and with no
> stubs or matching networks.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> And the losses are low. Losses go up with increased SWR on a given
> transmission line and losses reduce the SWR measured at the load.

Not correct. And how many of us measure SWR at the load?  It's up in the 
air!

73, Jim



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