..but who really is Kurt N. Sterba?
The mystery continues... who knows?
(The shadow do)
Jim, K4OJ
RCARIELLO wrote:
> I just received my copy of Worldradio September 2003.
> There is an article by Kurt N. Sterba on page 34, Aerials SWR and Voltage.
>
> Second paragraph "voltage goes up as the square root of the VSWR. So, with
> 3:1 VSWR, the voltage and current are only 1.7 times greater then with 1:1.
> A 50-Ohm perfectly matched line with 1500 watts power will have a voltage of
> 274 volts. With 10:1 SWR the voltage will be 866 volts."
>
> I will have to recalculate my power chart I sent using this new information.
>
> Any comments??
>
> Rich AA2MF
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