[TowerTalk] 2000 Antenna Forum Speakers

[Bill Coleman AA4LR]

On 5/5/00 10:41 AM, Tom Rauch at w8ji@contesting.com wrote:

>The added loss is caused by the increased current and voltage in 
>the transmission line.
>
>"Mismatch loss" at the line to load or line to rig is easily corrected 
>by using a tuner anywhere in the system.
>
>The additional loss caused by increased voltage and current (VAR 
>power) in the transmission line is only corrected by having the 
>tuner at the load end of the line. 

Our you could subsitute a (near) lossless feedline. (Open wire comes to 
mind...) That also "corrects" the additional losses (or at least reduces 
them to the point they no longer matter). 

>By the way, I measured some rigs using Maxwell's measurement 
>method as well as one I devised, and indeed the rigs I measured 
>were very close to conjugately matched when properly tuned. IMO, 
>Maxwell is much more on target than the people desperately trying 
>to disprove a conjugate match can exist.

I thought conjugate matches were a well-proven concept. It's news to me 
that Maxwell's work has come under such scrutiny.



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@radio.org
Quote: "Boot, you transistorized tormentor! Boot!"
            -- Archibald Asparagus, VeggieTales


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