In a message dated 2/23/2007 4:32:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
as all better repeaters builders know, the equipment might have to be tuned as a system using custom cabling lengths or Z Matchers for optimal performance. Can you comment on a difference of opinion regarding how a Z matcher should be adjusted? One school tunes for maximum smoke downstream of the cavities which is the approach I adopt. The other school tunes for minimum reflected SWR between the first cavity and the TX. My academic preference is for the latter, but as a practical matter it's a pain in the buns to do because you have to account for the line section that the Bird meter adds to the cable. Beyond that, using just a meter, what is it that is actually being measured since it could possibly be a composite of both on-channel energy and and off-channel reflected spurs and harmonics. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
