R: [AMPS] Re: swr

[Maurizio Panicara" <i4jmy@iol.it (Maurizio Panicara)]

This is an opinable statement.
If the the center is 1 Ohm, then all the plotted values in the chart have to
be normalized to it.
When values are normalized, any value can a become a normalized 1 Ohm (the
center), including a 50 Ohm.
Is it 1000 meters different than 1 Km ?

73,
Mauri I4JMY


-----Messaggio Originale-----
Da: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@axtek.com>
A: <amps@contesting.com>
Data invio: venerdì 1 ottobre 1999 23.43
Oggetto: RE: [AMPS] Re: swr


>
> 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
> http://www.axtek.com/w7iuv
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