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Old September 28th 08, 07:21 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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On Sep 28, 11:33*am, John Smith wrote:
JB wrote:

* ...

after that, there is sufficient loss, that your 100 watt radio is now an 80
watt radio. *It may be a neat portable feature, but since you have to get
the antenna down below 3:1 anyway. *Might just as well do it right from the
beginning or at least get a big tuner. *We didn't worry about these things
with the Pi-net tuning.
...


100 to 80? *That ain't even worth sweating, they guy on the other end
will hardly notice ... however, the SWR causing that will cause a
noticeable difference in your received signal from him ...

Regards,
JS


You think so?
Art