Reg Edwards wrote:
Actually, you brought up the subject. :-) The feedline's power transfer
efficiency is just as important as the antenna's radiating efficiency.

Cecil, you forgot the efficiency of the PA DC power supply. There's much
more energy wasted there than what's lost in the feeder.

My DC power supply is a 12 VDC marine battery charged by a solar
panel. What's the efficiency of free energy? :-)

Sort out your power budget. ;o)

Actually, I don't much care about the efficiency of the electronics.
60 Hz energy is cheap. I am much more interested in getting the
generated RF into the Æther.
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73, Cecil, W5DXP