dansawyeror wrote:
Roy,

Plot this on a smith chart program. You are correct, your meter reads
close to 2:1, however you know nothing about the phase or resonance of
the antenna. It does not tell you if you have a tuned antenna and a poor
R match or if your antenna is way out of tune. (Of course neither does
the telescope)

What you say is true, but I don't understand what it has to do with the
discussion at hand. No one has mentioned phase, resonance, tuning, or R
match. An SWR meter isn't a suitable tool for measuring any of these,
except that it'll usually indicate the resonant frequency fairly closely
for most typical antennas.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL