"Hans Summers" wrote:
No need to know the actual SWR in practice;

I didn't even have an SWR meter for the first 10 years or so of my ham career.
With the link coupled rigs I just shoved the link coil in until the correct
plate current was reached (after dipping of course). Same with Pi Net, just
adjust for correct plate current. And the war surplus stuff, remember those
antenna current meters...

Come to think of it I think I was happier then, ignorance is bliss...