Different Coax and SWR Question

USING 50 OHM COAX like RG-8X should match very well ( under 1.5:1 )
MANY CBers CUT COAX to tune a antenna when it's the antenna that needs to be tuned to the coax since the coax is already at 50 ohms.

All you do with this coax cutting is trick the SWR meter.

 

IF he was using 50 ohm coax ( rg-58 rg-8x ) lengh is no factor in SWR what you are looking at is the VOLTAGE point of a swr caused by the antenns.

If you put a 50 ohm load on the antenna end of that same coax you will
read no swr no matter how long it is ...... and a antenna should be little in diffrence ....

TO MATCH you would need a 75 ohm line and you cut it for the match this is done with phased antennas since two 50 ohm antennas are 25 ohms to a feed line .....

 

YES SIR !!!!!!!

FINALS ARE NOT CHEAP !

My FT-100D finals are 300 bucks and thats just the parts ..... I baby that radio.
My 160 watt 2 meter linear finals are $100 and YES I blew them but that was because of VERY BAD design of the amp The amp has a problem with FINAL FAILURES thanks the MFJ .....

AND ON TOP OF THIS SMT parts are a nightmare to replace.... most amps on VHF/UHF use chipcaps and other mico parts ... way too small for my old eyes .....

 

ft100d and a micro ht VX-2

 

YES YOU CAN HOWEVER even if you have 50 foot of coax tuneing it for min on ch 20 will work just as well.