Don't you mean "to the transmission line"? A quarter-wavelength line between the antenna and tuner makes that -j into a +j.
Wes N7WS --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Tony Estep <estept...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The antenna can be way shorter than 1/2 wave > and still tune up > fine. No loading scheme is needed. A short antenna just > presents a > capacitive reactance (a -j value) to the tuner,............. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html