Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 238 coupler and 160 meters

[Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com>]

No, I haven’t, but that’s a darn good idea. The wife is sick, so I have plenty 
of time to play radio on a cold saturday night. I’ll put the MFJ on it and see 
what it shows


Mike Bryce wb8vge
prosolar@sssnet.com



On Nov 9, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Robert Mcgraw <rmcgraw@blomand.net> wrote:

> 
> That's good news.
> 
> The length of coax is some portion of an electrical wavelength.  It
> simply adds some value of reactance which then the tuner is able to
> match.
> 
> Just for curiosity, have you tried to measure either the Z or the SWR
> between the tuner and the LMR400.  I bet the SWR is real high.  But not
> to worry, the LMR400 has low loss even with high SWR.
> 
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> 
>