Dan Richardson wrote in message . ..
On 30 Sep 2003 09:11:02 -0700, (Brian) wrote:
Danny, can you give us a match/swr for each band? The antenna is
supposed to not need matching.
Brian
Brain,
According to the manual the antenna uses a 50 to 800 Ohm broadband
matching transformer at the feed point. Assuming then that the
antenna's feed point should be near the 800-Ohm figure I ran a sweep
for 3.5, 7, 10.1, 14.2 and 28.5 MHz referencing a 800-Ohm impedance to
calculate the SWR. I got the following results:
3.5 1.40:1
7.0 1.88:1
10.1 1.92:1
14.2 1.96:1
21.2 2.37:1
28.5 2.41:1
Those figures appear to be in close agreement with the manufacture's
claim.
That said I feel that worrying about the SWR's effects on antenna
operation is somewhat like worrying how well a car will run based on
the amount of air pressure in the tires.
73
Danny, K6MHE
Danny, thanks for running the numbers. I appreciate it.
And feel free to drive your car w/o air pressure in your tires. Maybe
you've got the Presedential and Armored Car series tires. Since I
don't, I prefer air in my tires, and in my antennas, I prefer an SWR
somewhat below my transmitter's SWR protection circuit's limit.
73, BrIan/N0IMD