[Elecraft] Matching resonant antennas

[Ken WA8JXM]

Yes, a resonant half wave dipole can have a feedpoint impedance of 5 ohms
to 90 ohms (SWR 10:1 to 1.8:1), but it's still resonant.

Conversely, a non-resonant antenna can have a 1:1 SWR.

Ken WA8JXM

On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 12:34 PM Andy Durbin <a.durbin at msn.com> wrote:

> "A correspondent asked me why I needed to tune a resonant antenna."
>
> Perhaps the question should have been "why may you need to match the
> impedance of a resonant antenna".   The answer may be that not all resonant
> antennas are 50 ohm.   Resonance only means that inductive and capacitive
> reactance are equal magnitude. Resonance says nothing about the value of R.
>
> Andy, k3wyc
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