The quality of the match is NOT the SWR on ANY line. Quality is the degree
of conformance to specified requirements. Or how closely the transmitter
load matches the required value.

The meter does NOT measure the SWR on the line between itself and the
antenna. It does NOT measure the SWR on any real line. If only because no
other real line exists The meter is redundant.

As discussed elsewhere, other quantities which an SWR meter purports to
measure are Forward and Reflected power, both at the same place and same
time. Which are just as imaginary as the transmission line the meter assumes
they exist on.

Imaginary quantities can be useful at times. But at least the name of the
imaginary number "j" does not cause anywhere near as much confusion about
what is really happening as the name "SWR Meter" does. Witness the
arguments amongst otherwise sane, logical, intelligent, educated people.
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Reg.

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"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
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No, the SWR meter is useful in determining the quality of the match. I
was careful to say "SWR meter reading" to distinguish it from the SWR on
a transmission line.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Reg Edwards wrote:
So the common, and valid, practice is to prune
the antenna for lowest SWR meter reading. If you do that, there's no
need to worry about where resonance might be.


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An excellent description, Roy.

There's a minor omission. You omitted to say that the SWR meters is
redundant because the actual reading is disregarded. There are other
reasons of course. Only a TLI is needed.
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Reg