Linking The Transmitter To The Aerial
The majority of modern transmitting equipment is designed to operate with a resistive load fed via coaxial cable of a particular characteristic impedance, often 50 ohms. To connect the aerial to this coaxial cable transmission line a matching network and/or a balun may be required. Commonly an SWR meter and/or an antenna analyzer are used to check the extent of the match between the aerial system and the transmitter via the transmission line (feeder). An SWR meter indicates forward power, reflected power, and the ratio between them.
See Antenna tuner and balun for details of matching networks and baluns respectively.
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