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Old June 5th 08, 06:59 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore[_2_] Cecil Moore[_2_] is offline
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Default What effect does a tuner have at the antenna?
David G. Nagel wrote:
An antenna tuner does not and can not and will not make any physical or
electrical changes to any antenna it is attached to.

Seems to me that delivery of the maximum available power
to the radiation resistance of an antenna is certainly
a physical/electrical change capable, in the extreme, of
melting the antenna.

Consider what a 1kw amp could do to a 40m hamstick used
on 75m when matched with a 1kw antenna tuner.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com
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