Food for thought for "perfection" chasers

[Crawdad]

Worth watching for 1:1 addicts:

 

[somicide]

Worth watching for 1:1 addicts:

i've tried explaining this very thing to someone and it never quite "clicked" in their head. its great if you can get 1.3 on ch40 and 1.1 on ch1 on the first try, but should you actively go out of your way to get such a reading?

not really

bonus points: they measure swr between the radio and linear amplifier and cant seem to figure out why theyre stuck at exactly 1.5 swr across the entire spectrum. its still funny years later and never gets old, lmfao

 

[BC Coyote]

bonus points: they measure swr between the radio and linear amplifier and cant seem to figure out why theyre stuck at exactly 1.5 swr across the entire spectrum. its still funny years later and never gets old, lmfao

The endless obsessing over getting SWR flat is ridiculous! The amount of power loss involved even with SWR in the 1.7 to 2.5 range is so small it's not detectable on the receive end. The ONLY reason to keep SWR low is to protect the output devices in the radio, and most of those, especially nowadays, can easily stand at least a 1.5 SWR.

If you have a radio or amp that's popping output devices operating into a less than 1.5 SWR then there are other radio or amp problems afoot, such as overvolted finals, missing ALC's or missing or wrong bias voltage.

 

[somicide]

The endless obsessing over getting SWR flat is ridiculous! The amount of power loss involved even with SWR in the 1.7 to 2.5 range is so small it's not detectable on the receive end. The ONLY reason to keep SWR low is to protect the output devices in the radio, and most of those, especially nowadays, can easily stand at least a 1.5 SWR.

If you have a radio or amp that's popping output devices operating into a less than 1.5 SWR then there are other radio or amp problems afoot, such as overvolted finals, missing ALC's or missing or wrong bias voltage.

ultimately its about S units, theres very little difference between a 200w deadkey and a 1200w deadkey. math says one thing and the meter says another. these people should recognize the difference but they dont

 

[JulianBarnes]

Worth watching for 1:1 addicts:
I recently found some practical ideas for meals while browsing the brödernas meny pris, and it reminded me that good food doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful.

I really appreciated this reminder that chasing “perfection” can take the joy out of simple pleasures. Sometimes it’s nice to just enjoy the moment, whether it’s a casual meal with friends or a quick bite at home.

 

[Crawdad]

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