I am thinking, that is ok, long as there is none reflected...

Regards,
John

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
...
| John Smith wrote:
| Well, that is how my "meter SWR" which I constructed looks all
right--but I
| wished to get away having to construct a directional coupler from tubing
and
| pickup loops...
| Only, my (metered) SWR meter uses just ONE pickup loop, I switch
terminating
| 50 ohm resisistor and take-off ends and use the single loop for BOTH
"FWD"
| and "REF", with a physical switch--my thinking was it would keep the
device
| more "balanced" using the same pickup...
|
| A toroidal pickup samples the current at one point. Knowing the
| current at one point tells you absolutely nothing about SWR.
| --
| 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp
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