[TenTec] Re: Al Gavenas' position on Front-End atenuation

[Heinz und Hannelore Breuer]

"George, W5YR" wrote:
> 
> Of course, it is all nonsense since there is no correlation between feedline
> SWR and antenna effectiveness. Any antenna will radiate all the power it
> receives in whatever pattern its dimensions and location dictate.


Hi George,

not exactly. If the SWR is high and you don't use a tuner to match the
antenna a considerable amount of rf is reflected back to your
transmitter and might even damage your final.

73
Heinz DH2FA, KM5VT