[Amps] Ouch - 23 Ohms ?

Dr. David Kirkby david.kirkby at onetel.net
Sun Dec 11 13:22:32 EST 2005


Dan Sawyer wrote:
> Thank you. The pickup tap reads about 23 Ohms. 

With what? DVM, MJF whatever, network analyser?

> If I string 6 of them 
> together, out to in, and terminate the last one with 50 Ohms the 
> impedance is about 22 Ohms.  

I'm just lost. What impedance is 22 Ohms?

If the coupled ports are not properly temperminated (whatever properly 
means in this case) then the results will be undefined.

I'm having some difficulty in understanding

a) What the devices are
b) What you terminate in what.
c) How you measure imedances and/or VSWR.




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