sbest@cushcraft.com wrote:
> In order to fully and accurately describe the operation of a conjugate
> match "tuner", a complete reflection analysis must be done with
> voltages NOT power. Once the system voltages are determined, power
> delivery in the system can be determined. It must also be understood
> that for any incident voltage arriving at the conjugate match output
> from the antenna (transmit or receive), only a portion will be
> reflected back towards the antenna. The amount of voltage/power
> reflected will be a function of the conjugate match VSWR. Only if it
> has an infinite VSWR will ALL voltage, hence power, be reflected.
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Steve,
It goes without saying that transmitted voltage/power arriving
back at the tuner due to a mismatch at the antenna gets absorbed by
the tuner...except for the small portion that gets re-reflected
back toward the antenna.
73, Bob, W5AH
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