> If all the power was reflected back and absorbed by the ten-tec finals with an
> open termination on the line then it would be dissipating the full 100 watts
> in
> the final?
Quid Pro Quo: That's my assertion, what is yours? Where do you believe
100-watts of source power is being dissipated in an
unterminated line? Even if the transceiver's maximum output power was not
attainable under this condition, where then is *any*
power being dissipated in a near-lossless, unterminated line?
> How about when there is no line at all connected? What about if the line was a
> quarter wave length and open at the far end. The radio would see a dead short.
I did not test a shorted line quarter-wave line, but I believe the same tests
would essentially prove identical results of a line
with a shorted termination versus one with an open termination. In effect, the
line SWR is close to infinity, notwithstanding line
loss. Without answering a question with a question, what is your assessment of
this?
> If the reflected wave was always 180 degrees out of phase with the forward
> wave
> when the load is other than an open or short then there would not be any peaks
> and nulls along the transmission line that we see.
Nulls of what? Voltage? Current? The forward wave? The reflected wave?
-Paul, W9AC
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