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ANY SMALL DIFFERENCE WILL JUST FAVOR ONE A BIT COMPARED TO THE OTHER.  IF
YOUR FRIEND IS AN OPTIMIST, HE COULD TRY CONNECTING THE OUTPUT OF THE T
DIRECTLY TO THE RADIO.  IF THERE IS A LENGTH OF COAX BETWEEN THE T AND THE
RADIO, THE COAX LOSS WILL REDUCE THE SWR.  FOR EXAMPLE, 20 FEET OF REGULAR
RG 58 BETWEEN THE T AND THE RADIO SHOULD GET THE SWR DOWN TO 1R6 1 AT THE
RADIO.  IF HIS RADIO DOESNT LIKE THE MATCH, A SIMPLE 1/4 WAVE ON 2 METERS,
AND 3/4 WAVE ON 70 CENTIMETERS TRANSFORMER CAN BE MADE, AS SHOWN IN FIGURE
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3.  AS SHOWN, THE TRANSFORMER MAKES USE OF TWO WAVE SECTIONS OF 75 COAX
SUCH AS RG 59 IN PARALLEL USING TWO MORE T ADAPTERS.  THIS MAKES A 37R5
TRANSMISSION LINE THAT WILL TRANSFORM 25 TO 56R25, A 1R1 1 SWR.  NOTE THAT
THE MATCHING SECTION SHOULD BE HOOKED DIRECTLY TO THE T CONNECTOR, SINCE
ANY COAX BETWEEN THE PARALLEL ANTENNA CONNECTION AND THE MATCHING SECTION
WILL CHANGE THE IMPEDANCE.  FOR STANDARD SOLID POLYETHYLENE DIELECTRIC COAX
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