On Tuesday, October 05, 1999 2:18 AM, measures [SMTP:measures@vcnet.com]
wrote:
>
> >
> >measures wrote:
> >>
> >> >What is the SWR as measured at the generator with a 50-ohm
> >> >characteristic-Z SWR meter?
> >>
> >> ? At the end of an any characteristic.-Z halfwave transmission
line, the
> >> termination Z repeats itself -- with a reactance reversal. .
Since
> >> there is no reactance in this termination, the Z at the end of the
93-ohm
> >> halfwave line is 50 +/- j0 ohms, the SWR is 1:1.
> >
> >No. It is correct that the impedance seen by the generator is 50
ohms but the
> >SWR is unchanged, regardless of the line length. The SWR is
entirely
> >determined by the impedances of the line and the load.
> >
> So if 1/4 wavelength of 93 ohm coax were used intead of 1/2 wavelength
of
> 93 ohm coax, the SWR would still be 1:1?.
Still 1:1?
It never was.
Mike
N2MG
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