Swr 3.0 no matter

ONLY if the antenna is not working right and THEN it becomes a loss ....
To cover a non working antenna by playing with coax is stupid .....

FIX the load at the antenna not cover it ......

 

Move your antenna up or get a longer one.All the metal is messing with your SWRs I had the same problem on a ford with a flat bed.

 

Using a "Q" section a little more involved. Take at look at: http://electronicdesign.com/article/communications/Back-To-Basics-Impedance-Matching-101-63946 starting at: Transmission-Line Matching.

Leon
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NOTE the use of non 52 ohm cable ..... this is used to phase 2 antennas or more too if you dont match the antenna and your using coax to hide the problem lots of luck ...

 

I respectfully disagree.

While phasing 2 or more antennas can be a use for "Q" section there many times a "Q" section is used to transform one impedance to some other impedance. A good example is the feed of a dipole antenna. The dipole having a impedance of 72 ohms and you want to match that to a 50 ohm transmission line. A "Q" section can be used.

Leon
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