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All the tuner does is make the radio happy by allowing it to transfer all it's output to the load (antenna). You can tune almost anything and dump RF into it, but that won't make it a good antenna.

This is where resonance and efficiency comes into play. Don't get hung up on SWR (or VSWR), its only use is keeping the radio happy. A lot of good operating time is wasted trying to get that perfect SWR. The closer an antenna is to being resonant, the more efficiently it will radiate the signal and be better heard.

Go to this link and download the PDF:
Understanding Antennas For the Non-technical Ham by N4JA - An online Book!

73!

[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 352732, member: 23611"] All the tuner does is make the radio happy by allowing it to transfer all it's output to the load (antenna). You can tune almost anything and dump RF into it, but that won't make it a good antenna. This is where resonance and efficiency comes into play. Don't get hung up on SWR (or VSWR), its only use is keeping the radio happy. A lot of good operating time is wasted trying to get that perfect SWR. The closer an antenna is to being resonant, the more efficiently it will radiate the signal and be better heard. Go to this link and download the PDF: [url=http://www.hamuniverse.com/n4jaantennabook.html]Understanding Antennas For the Non-technical Ham by N4JA - An online Book![/url] 73! [/QUOTE]

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