NO. SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) is (almost) never an indication of whether or not an antenna will work or not. There are antennas on satellites with SWRs in the 20 to1 range (or higher) that still work because that RF energy "gotta go somewhere". The transmitters in satellites are designed to handle such large SWRs.
As I said, I have my doubts that the antennas currently be used are resonant at their intended frequency. They might be but only of they use a lot, and I mean a lot, of inductance (a coil) at their base. More likely ( and I'll admit I really don't know what kind of antenna is used) it's a active antenna which is a chosen piece of wire that is then "tuned" to sorts/kinda work efficiently. You could do all kinds of measurements on land, in the dry, but when you submerge that antenna your work is pretty much useless.
Hell, I surprised the effing things work at all.
Dan
As I said, I have my doubts that the antennas currently be used are resonant at their intended frequency. They might be but only of they use a lot, and I mean a lot, of inductance (a coil) at their base. More likely ( and I'll admit I really don't know what kind of antenna is used) it's a active antenna which is a chosen piece of wire that is then "tuned" to sorts/kinda work efficiently. You could do all kinds of measurements on land, in the dry, but when you submerge that antenna your work is pretty much useless.
Hell, I surprised the effing things work at all.
Dan
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