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Author Message   Skilletlicker Intermediate Member Username: Skilletlicker Post Number: 247 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 2:02 pm:        i bought a new 2 meter radio and a 2 band antenna but i am getting excess wattage from it and from a older radio the swr is running abot 1.2 so i wonder if the antenna is at fault skilletlicker   Slugo4449 Junior Member Username: Slugo4449 Post Number: 45 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 1:52 am:        1.2:1 is NOT a bad SWR! The only thing you have to worry about in the VHF-UHF range is a good low loss coaxial cable. Yes, there is such a large spread between 27 mhz (CB) and 145 MHZ that you do need a different wattmeter for VHF. You might be able to get away with a 1.2-30 mhz SWR bridge on VHF. Just as long as when you set it, you can get full scale in the set mode. Marty KG6QKJ

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