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thats pretty much "spot on" (I couldn't resist):tongue:

an easy way to PROVE that, is to use 2 VSWR meters, one at the feed point (where it should be), and the other one 1/2 elect wl away at the SAME time. the 2 meters "should" read about the same.

then take the one 1/2 wl away and add a 1/4 wl between it and the antenna.

did the vswr reading at the feedpoint change?..... NO
did the vswr reading at the remote 3/4 wl change from the 1/2 wl away reading? perhaps yes, perhaps no. notice I said vswr READING and not VSWR.

bottom line: only antennas produce VSWR.
feedline does not produce vswr (unless it is damaged).

[QUOTE="hookedon6, post: 339802, member: 7336"] thats pretty much "spot on" (I couldn't resist):tongue: an easy way to PROVE that, is to use 2 VSWR meters, one at the feed point (where it should be), and the other one 1/2 elect wl away at the SAME time. the 2 meters "should" read about the same. then take the one 1/2 wl away and add a 1/4 wl between it and the antenna. did the vswr reading at the feedpoint change?..... NO did the vswr [B]reading[/B] at the remote 3/4 wl change from the 1/2 wl away reading? perhaps yes, perhaps no. notice I said vswr [B]READING[/B] and not VSWR. bottom line: only antennas produce VSWR. feedline does not produce vswr (unless it is damaged). [/QUOTE]

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