On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:45:50 -0500, driver42
wrote:

+Hi,
+If I'm not able to set the SWR in the trucks that I drive will it hurt the
+radio or just give me decreased range?
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Up to about 3:1 the loss in range is minimally discernable. After 3:1
you will notice some loss of receive in weak signals and some gradual
worseing of transmitt range as SWR get higher. This is due to less and
less power delivered to the antenna for radiation.

As for hurting the radio, if you haven't overly modified the original
design or operating the radio outside the specifications that it was
designed for, No. Disconnect the coax from the radio will do more
damage than a poor SWR.

james