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Old July 4th 15, 05:34 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default An antenna question--43 ft vertical

On 7/4/2015 10:55 AM, Wayne wrote:


Yes, very interesting. Throw in 75 feet of cable, and things get "better".

The lowest SWR is about 2:1 at 19 MHz.
It is about 6:1 on 20 meters.



Of course. More loss in the cable makes it "better" (but, you know that).