"nathan" wrote in message
om...
I have always heard that this is true, and that I should tune antennas
for maximum field strength and not for minimum SWR. Why wouldn't they
occur at the same time?

Nathan

Simply speaking, resonance, and the closest impedance match, are frequently
different points.

My CB antenna on the car is that way. 100 ohms resistive when resonant.
I leave it resonant.
I would have preferred nearer to 50, but that's not a huge thing.