I found this interesting SWR Power loss chart. According to this if you have an SWR of 5.1 to 1 you loose exactly half of your power.
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Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Squirrel Bait, Sep 3, 2022.
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This chart does bring up a good point. A lot of guys think you need that low SWR reading of 1.1. I'm happy with a reading around 1.4 to 1.5.
So if my CB radio is putting out the legal 4 watts, then at 3% loss (per chart), my reflected power loss is 120 milliwatts. If my radio is putting out 100 watts, then with a 3 watt loss, no one is going to notice.Another Canadian driver Thanks this. -
Update, had a good friend hook his RigExpert up to it. Had lost my ground on the antenna, just had to clean up everything.
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