G.Balinski wrote:
I have done side by side comparison of a 102" whip tuned by an AH-4
equivalent vs. a resonant style antenna such as the Hustler series. On
40m, There was a repeatable 1 "S"unit difference in rx signal and tx signal
strength. I did not have the chance to check it on other bands, but the
difference would probably decrease as you got closer to 10m, and increase as
you went to 75/80m

As a matter of fact, it was measured on 75m. My 11.5' whip with an SGC-230
tuner was 12dB down from my top-loaded junk box antenna. That's two (or more)
S-units. A 9' whip would be even worse. Why spend all that money on a tuner
that dissipates 94% more power than a tuned 75m mobile antenna that costs
less than the tuner?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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