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garyspang
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Location: Clemson area, South Carolina
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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: does the measured power actually leave the antenna? |
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Power flow:
(Transmitter output) to (40ft of 50 ohm coax) to (very high resolution Auto-tuner) to (1:4 step-up transformer) to (32ft vertical antenna and 30ft motor-home chassis ground).
Measurement:
The applied frequency is 1.9 MHz.
At the transmitter output, a Bird watt-meter reads 105 Watts out and 2.5 Watt reflected (VSWR ~1.4). The loss is about 2.8%.
Without the Auto-tuner the transmitter protection folds back to 8 watts out and 8 watts are reflected (VSWR ~infinity). The loss is about 100%.
Question:
I know the tuner is presenting the antenna with its complex conjugate.
Does this also mean that 97.2% (less any tuner/transformer losses) of the applied power of 105 Watts is now actually leaving the antenna?
Thanks for helping me with this mystery. |
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If your antenna has VSWR of 1.4, then yes, 97.2% is delivered to the antenna.
How much is radiated depends on your antenna efficiency: http://www.antenna-theory.com/basics/efficiency.php
Many antennas have efficiencies above 90%, so of the power delivered to the antenna, if the design is good then most of the power is radiated. |
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