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ELEMENTS CAN BE DAMAGED.  AN SWR THAT IS NOT QUITE 1 1 MAY BE PERFECTLY
ACCEPTABLE.  SOME INSTRUCTION BOOKS SAY THE ANTENNA SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE AN
SWR OF 1R6 1 OR LESS OTHERS SAY 2 1.  I DO NOT USE AN EXTERNAL TUNER AT
ALL.  I HAVE A 500 W AMPLIFIER, AND DO NOT HAVE A TUNER BIG ENOUGH TO
HANDLE THAT.  SO, I RY TO PRUNE MY ANTENNAS SO THEY ALL PRESENT A
REASONABLE SWR LESS THAN 1R6 1 TO THE RADIO OR AMP.  WHEN IM JUST USING THE
RADIO, I WILL LET THE INTERNAL TUNER TOUCH THINGS UP.  RATHER THAN GIVING
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ALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SWR, LOOK AT OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS HOW HIGH YOU
CAN GET THE ANTENNA, NEARBY LARGE METAL OBJECTS THAT MIGHT OBSTRUCT
PROPAGATION, THE STRENGTH OF HE GUYS, HOW WELL IT WILL STAY UP IN THE EVENT
OF A WINDSTORM OR ICE STORM, AND SIGNAL STRENGTH OF RECEIVED SIGNALS.  USE
YOUR WSJT X SETUP ON WSPR, SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOUR ANTENNA IS BEING
HEARD.  I RECOMMEND USING OUR FAVORITE TUNER THAT GETS THE SWR DOWN TO
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