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Re: [TowerTalk] More Radials = Higher SWR???

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] More Radials = Higher SWR???
From: Dan Maguire <danac6la@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 02:59:07 -0800
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On 2/5/2023 8:18 PM, Lux, Jim wrote:
>>> I just do a cal with the coax, putting the O,S,L at the end. Then between 
>>> that measurement, and the no coax cal, you've got the S21 for the Coax, 
>>> which most of the tools will de-embed if needed.  You could probably just 
>>> do a "open" measurement and it would be good enough to measure the coax.

>>> I guess if you've got an antenna up on the tower, that's a bit harder.

There's a detailed description of several different ways to "calibrate
out" a transmission line when the far end is hard to get to here:

https://ac6la.com/zpapndx1.html

Dan, AC6LA
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