[HCARC] Antenna Tuners a PS to my earlier.

[ALoneStarYank at aol.com]

If you are one of those who need a perfect match from rig to  antenna 
system, (and your SWR is under 1.3 : 1)  do not try using an  antenna tuner to 
eck out the match. When using an antenna turner there is  something called 
"insertion loss", in other words a small amount of power is  consumed in the 
form of heat within your tuner. When I was living on Long  Island, one of the 
radio clubs I was in did extensive testing on this  subject. Your RF output 
(field strength) will not improve using a tuner when the  SWR is this low. 
Either live with it or "trim" or "add" to your actual antenna  length until 
you get the match you want.    Don't worry about  "fold back" because rigs 
won't start doing this until the mis-match is greater  than 1.5 : 1 .
 
Bob W2IK