[AMPS] Re: swr

[w7iuv@axtek.com (Larry Molitor)]

At 05:05 PM 10/1/99 -0500, Jon Ogden wrote:

>The 
>50+j0 point on a Smith Chart is the very center of the chart.  A VSWR has 
>the 50 Ohm point as its center.  

Nope. The center on a standard Smith Chart is 1.0 ohms. You are either outa
school too long or never knew it to begin with. Remember the little part
about normalization? 50 ohms is neither sacred nor universal.


73,

Larry - W7IUV
w7iuv@arrl.net
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