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Exactly this. A dummy load (a 50-ohm resistor) will give you a perfect 1:1 SWR, but makes a rubbish antenna... an SWR match just means it's less likely to fry t
by philpem 7y ago
Exactly this. A dummy load (a 50-ohm resistor) will give you a perfect 1:1 SWR, but makes a rubbish antenna... an SWR match just means it's less likely to fry the transceiver's power stage.
You could transmit data over FT8, but you're right -- with identification requirements you'd be limited to maybe half a dozen characters per 15-second cycle. Slow as molasses but it'll be receivable even if the signal is down in the noise floor.
- nominatronic 7y ago> Slow as molasses Slow as custard, surely.