"Mike" <W4EF@dellroy.com> wrote:
> I would disagree. Power is reflected in a mismatched transmission
line.
> Send a short RF pulse down a long transmission line with a mismatch
> at the end, and then switch in a 50 ohm load at the source end
before
> the reflected portion of the pulse has a chance to get back to the
source.
> The load will dissipate the power in the reflected pulse when it
returns
> to the source point. If the you sampled the meter drive voltage on
the
> Bird wattmeter with a scope (the meter movement can't respond fast
> enough to read the power in a short pulse), you would see that the
> meter drive voltage with the slug set in the reflected power
position
> was proportional to the intensity (e.g. power) of the reflected
pulse.
>
> 73 de Mike, W4EF............
> <snip>
Exactly!
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Ron
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