on 5/26/01 6:27 PM, 2 at 2@vc.net wrote:
>> The source does not have to "produce" the RF power when the load
>> isn't matched. The sources we use are energy converters that
>> convert a dc source to RF with a time-varying resistance.
>
> ? RE: " RF with a time-varying resistance"; It seems to me that the
> "time-varying resistance" is with the amplification circuitry, and it is
> not with the RF output.
I think that's what he's saying, Rich. As the output RF waveform varies
over time, the resistance (or a better term is impedance) of the source will
vary over time as well.
73,
Jon
NA9D
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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
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