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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H wrote:
I prefer resonant antennas and transmission lines that match them.

I prefer non-resonant antennas and transmission lines that resonant them.
:-)

It's "resonate", Cecil, and the antenna still won't be resonant.


You just can't beat a resonant antenna for radiation.

Maybe not, but you can equal them. A tuned transmission line resonates
the antenna system.

When you get a lossless line. And the antenna still isn't resonant.


Tuners squander AT BEST 1 or 2 db.

That's why I don't use a conventional tuner.

So build your antenna resonant, match it, and don't bother with a tuner.

Or build your antenna non-resonant and match it with a series section
transformer.

If impedance transformation is necessary, use a transformer;

IF impedance transformation is necessary, use a transmission line
as the transformer. :-)

Not the least lossy approach.
Matched impedance = max power transfer.

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73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

73
H.