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Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Tuner

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Tuner
From: Steve Hunt <steve@karinya.net>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2014 19:00:12 +0100
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I guess there are many different ways of looking at the issue; here's another.

If I have a system comprising: Source(50 Ohms)>>Matching-Unit>>Transmission-Line>>Doublet, and I adjust the matching unit so that the Source is presented with a 50 Ohm load, as far as the doublet is concerned looking back towards the TL/Matching-Unit/Source, I have created a new source with an internal impedance which matches the impedance of the doublet.

I've conveniently ignored TL and tuner losses, and assumed we have a 50 Ohm Thevenin source, none of which is true in the real world; but the principle still has utility in understanding what is happening.

I produced a worked example here:
http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/tuner_match/

Steve G3TXQ
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