[TowerTalk] An Interesting Experiment

[Ian White, G3SEK]

Doug Westover wrote:
>
>
>Off into the world of make believe:
>
>Consider a LOSSLESS transmission line connected to a load with an
>impedance different than that of the line (i.e, the VSWR is NOT 1:1).
>Then, for the sake of argument, let us say that we can insert a
>single pulse at the "generator" end of the line, and, moreover we
>can disconnect the generator before the pulse reaches the load.
>Where does ALL of the energy go?

It goes into rec.radio.amateur.antenna to be argued about forever!

Please, please, not here too...

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                           http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek

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