[Amps] Re: [Amps] Re: [Amps] Re: [Amps] BirdŽ 43 Manual

Steve Thompson g8gsq@qsl.net
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 12:08:21 +0000


On Thursday 04 April 2002 09:56, Ian White, G3SEK wrote:
mega snip
> Case 1.  Directional coupler terminated by a transmission line and
> mismatched load; theory based on forward and reflected waves.
>
> Case 2. Directional coupler terminated by a lumped-component load;
> theory based on the relationship between voltage and current at a single
> point - NO transmission-line concepts to be used in this theory!
The directional coupler is the section of transmission line, and reflections 
occur at its output end. It doesn't matter whether or not there's any more 
transmission line downstream - there's just an impedance presented at the 
output.

Steve