Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 16:58:58 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from scanmail3.cableone.net ([24.116.0.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2531120 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:01:32 -0400 Received: from scanmail3.cableone.net ([10.116.0.123]) by scanmail3.cableone.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.687.68); Sun, 17 Aug 2003 03:59:04 -0700 Received: from scanmail3.cableone.net [24.116.0.123] by scanmail3.cableone.net (SMTPD32-7.04) id AFF730A0140; Sun, 17 Aug 2003 03:59:03 -0700 X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from (24-117-187-210.cpe.cableone.net [24.117.187.210]) by mail.cableone.net with SMTP (MailShield v2.04 - WIN32 Jul 17 2001 17:12:42); Sun, 17 Aug 2003 03:59:03 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <009001c364ae$e8073760$9865fea9@Wendell> From: "Wendell & Jean Durr" X-Original-To: , "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy Antenna Installations X-Original-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 06:01:27 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 X-SMTP-HELO: Wendell X-SMTP-MAIL-FROM: legacy147@cableone.net X-SMTP-PEER-INFO: 24-117-187-210.cpe.cableone.net [24.117.187.210] I believe SWR stands for standing wave ratio, and is a measure of the antenna efficiency. The Legacy skin is conductive (clip a battery's leads to the skin and you'll see--but be ready to unclip promptly. I think the skin serves as a ground plane, as does the skin of a metal plane. Wendell Durr