Right, SWR (or VSWR = same thing) has nothing to do with the antenna
itself - it is all related to the feedline.
It does have a lot to do with the ability to match the feedline to the
transceiver which normally likes a 50 ohm load or something close - but
then an ATU can take care of that situation easily.
Often a feedline is used as a matching section, and the reason it works
is that SWR makes it work. See the antenna and feedline article on my
website www.w3fpr.com.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/18/2018 5:43 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
The obsession with VSWR in ham radio is a bit surprising. I can't
really remember when the term became common, or when I first saw a VSWR
bridge, but I do know that I never saw one in SE Asia in the mid-60's.
These days, high VSWR seems to equate to "antenna that doesn't work."
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