Richard Fry wrote -
The generic function of this meter is to measure the degree of match
between
a source and a load.

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Exactly! So let's call it a TLI. Which is what it actually is. Abolish
the source of confusion and the arguments on what it does.

Of what use is the swr to anybody anyway, even when you think you know what
it is? What do you do with it? What does it tell you that you don't
already know?
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Reg