Hi gayle both swr and reactance are important that said,tune the antenna for the lowest swr keep in mind that reactance should be as close to zero as possible .SWR readings 1.5 to 1.1 are ok.Look at the entire band if the reactance or swr are high the transfer of power from your transmitter will be less effecient and recieve will suffer as well.Most antennas are a compromise so tune the antenna where you plan to operate the most.73s de AA5OA p.s I am sorry that i could not respond sooner family issues.
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Gayle Dotts via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > I am confused. Do I set antenna for lowest swr or lowest reactance point? > Which one is more important? > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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