Resonant Frequency Often Not Lowest SWR 

Resonant Frequency Often Not Lowest SWR 
Resonant Frequency Often Not Lowest SWR 

John, AD8IQ, has a question. Which is more important in an antenna system, the lowest SWR or the 50 ohm impedance? Watch to learn which one I hink is better to have.

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  A close up view of my ham radio tower and tower stand. The tower is five sections of Rohn 25-G tower. The top section is 8 feet long making the… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/amateur-radio-tower-stand-kg0zzs/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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  18 elements ~ 52ft boom ~ Amazing! WA3FET has done it again!  The aptly named DX Glider is the Ultimate Triband Yagi. No compromise monoband pe… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/dxglider52-ultimate-dx-contest-tribander-18-elements-52ft-boom/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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The C31XR-JK (Tribander) has been re-designed, optimized & Improved from the very popular Force 12 Tribander of all times for contesters and Dx… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/c31xr-jk-tribander-101520m-re-designed-optimized-improved/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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  Antenna, Beam, Skylark, Duoband Yagi, 17 and 12 meters, 90 mph Wind Rating, 16 ft. Boom Length, Each HF Beam Antenna Type:Yagi   HF Beam Antenn… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/dx-engineering-skylark-dual-band-yagi-antenna-dxe-2×7/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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Jared, N0SPC, is the only ham in his country, and he has a question regarding phasing. He wants to know if he can use a phased array of mobile whips t… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/phasing-antennas-for-directionality/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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The JK402P (Piccolo) is a 18Ft boom 2 element 40m Yagi that has excellent gain and F/R.  The elements are loaded Capacitively & Inductively which… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/jk402-piccolo-2-elements-on-40m-18-foot-boom/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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Mix and match any four HF/VHF/UHF bands. Example: screw in 80,40,20 meter hamsticks and a dual band 2M/440 MHz whip (two on each band) on opposite sid… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/mfj-2104-octopus-antenna-four-dipoles-of-fun/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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Here we take a look at how we use the Leo Bodnar GPSDO Mini with the Adalm Pluto to fix any frequency drift. Mini Low Jitter Precision GPSDO Reference… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/leo-bodnar-gpsdo-with-the-adalm-pluto-sdr/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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“With all the low-cost performance SDR available these days, we can have a lot of fun experimenting with it. But we need antenna, with the MFJ-1… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/mfj-1708sdr-review-share-your-antenna-between-your-transceiver-and-an-sdr/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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“In this video I present the protection measures used in my amateur radio station to be able to connect several HF radios with several antennas…. target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/safely-connect-several-hf-radios-with-mulltiple-antennas/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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The PiHPSDR Controller is a stand-alone interface for the ANAN/OpenHPSDR Hermes SDRs, it is ideal for mobile applications and for users who prefer phy… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/pihpsdr-controller-apache-labs/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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QRP CW transceiver Description Dimensions: 104*71*25mm (excluding the protruding part such as knob) Weight: 180g. Operating voltage: 8-15VDC. Operatin… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/sw-3b-qrp-cw-transceiver/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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As I was contacted by a few HAMs where to get “my” box I would like to give you a little parts-overview. Unfortunately I`m not able to manufacture thi… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/elecraft-kx3-gobox/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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HS2 is an ultra-portable full-frequency full-mode SDR radio. Receive frequency coverage 300K~1.6GHZ. The built-in network port can realize remote oper… target=”_blank” href=”https://qrznow.com/ailunce-hs2-hf-vhf-uhf-sdr-transceiver-2/” class=”read-more-link”>Read more

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