Hello George, don't worry, you and the others who pointed out my
misconceptions are not offending me, they are indeed helping.

I started to read the article you recommended, or at least a version of it
available on the ARRL website.

The difficulties I encounter are partially (you mentioned it and Maxwell
mentions this problem in his 'Reflections' as well) because of the
widespread misconceptions about transmission line behavior where everybody
has an opinion, but it seems many of them are wrong. So one has to find
trustworthy sources.

Also, and maybe you know of a source for this, as I gain theoretical
insights I like to strengthen my understanding through measurements and
experiments, a "lab companion book" would be great.

Other than that I will shut up for a while and read.

Best regards from Maine

Uwe
KB1JOW





On 1/31/05 1:56 AM, in article
, "George, W5YR"
wrote:

I strongly suggest that you invest in "Reflections II" by Walt Maxwell, W2DU
and sleep with it a few nights.

No offense, but the tone of your questions and comments indicates that you
are working with a number of highly erroneous misconceptions. The sooner you
iron out these kinks, the better you will understand and enjoy your
antennas.

Walt is working on "Reflections III" but it may be this Fall before it
publishes, so the current edition is more than adequate.

However, don't feel bad - the notion of SWR (its causes and effects) is
probably one of the most widely misunderstood concepts in amateur radio.
Walt can help a lot . . .