[BC] Re: No Code Vs Code Vs cutting antenna

[Larry Bloomfield <Larry@Tech-Notes.TV>]

Jeff:

To me it is a matter of what is easier. I'd much rather adjust a few knobs 
to ensure there is a match than to go out and trim an antenna, which is not 
possible for me in a wheelchair.

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Larry Bloomfield, KA6UTC

Xmitters at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 7/24/05 12:01:25 AM Central Daylight Time, 
>broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
>
><< either lengthen or shorten the physical antenna or employ an antenna 
>tuning unit that fools the transmitter into think that's what you did. If 
>you don't, you'll get reflected power and that's not good no matter which 
>method you employ. OK argue with that! >>
>
>Larry
>I cannot now, nor was I in my original post arguing with that. What I was 
>asking, that you have not answered, is why you believe that building a 
>match is inherently better than cutting the antenna?