[Antennas] Hy-gain AV-640 issues

Mon Apr 25 09:45:16 EDT 2011

On 2011年4月24日 22:26:46 -0400, Andy <ingraham.ma.ultranet at rcn.com>
wrote:
> fred forbush wrote:
>>> Higher coax loss means higher SWR.
>> Actually, no.
>> If the cable had no loss, then a short or open at the far end
> translates to a huge (infinite) SWR at the rig end.
>> If the cable has huge loss, then the SWR at the rig end approaches 1:1
> no matter what's on the other end.
>> Coax loss makes the feedline look like a dummy load ... the more loss,
> the better the dummy load.
>> That is all assuming you are using the coax at its characteristic
> impedance, of course.

Andy, I was tracking you until the last paragraph where you lost me.
How does the way in which someone uses a transmission line affect the
truth of what you wrote in the prior paragraphs? Maybe you could give an
example to illustrate your point.
Tony