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From: "Steve" <VE7SL@shaw.ca>
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Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 14:36:57 -0700
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Subject: Re: LF: Re: SWR Bridges
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Tnx Pete and Marco...yes, I agree that using an RF ammeter to set impedance 
match, once resonant, is a simple way for those that are without a 
scopematch. For most LF/MFers however, it is only a matter of time before 
they construct the scopematch!

Steve  73


>
> Hi Steve,
>
> wish to add just one comment sharing with you my experience.
> For routine tests or measures on antennas since almost a dozen of
> years use an home made VNA (I realized the N2PK VNA and still works
> fine!) this make available visual and numerical datas which very
> important to understand what I'm doing. As everybody, of course, I like
> to have an instrument in line while transmitting just to see is
> everything is "normal" and under control. For this purpose I made a
> small console which includes the low pass filter, an RF ammeter and an
> SWR bridge is very easy to design and make yourself such instrument I
> made mine covering from 137kHz to 160m and I guess it is reliable at
> least as all "in line" meters.
>
> 73 de Marco IK1HSS
>
>
> ----Messaggio originale----
> Da: VE7SL@shaw.ca
> Data: 2-nov-2016 19.12
> A: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Ogg: LF: Re: SWR Bridges
>
> Many thanks to all of those taking the time to reply to my inquiry. It
> seems
> that results vary depending upon what meter is being used but it sounds
> as
> though only a few are having reliable / accurate results. I normally
> use the
> scope match and call it the 'most valuable piece of gear in my shack'
> but
> was curious about suggesting the use of an HF SWR bridge for those that
> do
> not yet have such a thing, and if it would be a reliable method of
> matching
> an antenna. In some cases 'yes', but it seems, in most cases, may be
> unreliable and only lead to confusion.
>
>
> Steve  73
>
>
>
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