Jerry Martes wrote:
I claim that VSWR *can* be measured and that
VSWR can be used to identify the impedance terminating the transmission
line.

The tuner SWR meter only indicates the SWR on the 50 ohm coax
between the transmitter and the tuner. However, I have an SWR
meter on the antenna side of my tuner and it does indeed indicate
the SWR on my transmission line.

XMTR--SWR meter#1--tuner--SWR meter#2--50 ohm coax to a G5RV

SWR meter#2 does indeed indicate the SWR on the coax feed to
my G5RV. It obviously does not indicate the SWR at the antenna.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp