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Re: [TenTec] OT Antenna Tuners

To: <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>, "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT Antenna Tuners
From: "Alfred Lorona" <w6wqc@dslextreme.com>
Reply-to: Alfred Lorona <w6wqc@dslextreme.com>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:29:55 -0700
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Ken wrote:

Perhaps I did not state very clearly what I meant to say, however your writing seems to confirm what I meant to say. What I meant to say is that given a single configuration of L and C in an L network, and by configuration I mean where the C is and where the L is with respect to the source and load, and which one is shunting and which one is in series, there is only one set of values that gives a solution. If you move the parts around in different configurations, there will be different solutions. Have I got this right?

Oh, Yes. Absolutely. Notice that in my first example the position or location of the L and C are interchanged but their values are different. Yes, for a given location of the L and C you correctly state that there is only one set of values that provide the match.

One of the beauties of the L network is that we have a choice of values for the L and C depending on their location or position relative to each other. This makes it possible to choose the lowest loss configuration from the mix.

73, AL

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