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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