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[AMPS] More Relevant SWR FINAL EXAM

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Subject: [AMPS] More Relevant SWR FINAL EXAM
From: w2ge@home.com (Phil Levin W2GE)
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 13:12:41 -0400
Jerry K9GD wrote:
> 
> Joe Ham has a brand new amplifier that he plans to use exclusively on
> 14.225 MHz.  His antenna is a beam that does not have the best match
> at
> 14.225 MHz.  Therefore, Joe being a careful guy, has decided to put a
> 50
> Ohm isolator at the output of his amplifier.  Joe's coax is 50 Ohms
> and
> for practical purposes we will assume his coax is lossless.  The
> length
> of the coax is random and unknown.  His SWR meter is also 50 Ohms and
> has
> zero line length.  The impedance in Ohms of Joe's antenna at 14.225
> MHz
> is 69.5+j36 Ohms.  This is measured INSIDE his shack at the input to
> his
> coax. MORE IMPORTANTLY, JOE HAS A PET WOODCHUCK.
> 
> Questions:
> 1.) How much wood would Joe's woodchuck chuck if his woodchuck could
> chuck wood?
> 
> 2.) If Joe's woodchuck chewed through the coax AFTER the ISOLATOR but
> BEFORE the SWR meter, how high would his fur stand up?
> 
> 3.) If the woodchuck was wearing rubber boots while chucking the coax
> BEFORE the isolator...what effect would that have on parasitics?
> 
> 3.) What pet should Joe Ham get after the tragic demise of his pet
> woodchuck?
> 
> Are you up to the challenge.....
> 
> GOOD LUCK
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Jerry
> mailto:jerry@k9gd.com
> 
> Send a text msg to my Sprint phone
> 100 char max. Send email to:
> 8474778172@messaging.sprintpcs.com

Now your talking!  It's important to make things relevant to everyday
life, or the kids today lose interest!  

All I can say, is that is so funny that I was laughing and crying out
loud....  to quote "I laughed, I cried"  "Best darn question of the
year!"  Phil W2GE

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