Reg:

As usual you are right on key...
If you know math, if you are not afraid of using complex formulas in
computations (and especially if you have a programmable calculator in
your back pocket) the math is much more appealing than charts--still,
the chart has uses... not all directly related to the math (my gf's
think they look kewl--frankly, I might get laid a tad more often just
for displaying a smith chart--women are hung up on intelligent men
yanno--I wonder if smith ever realized that? grin)...

Warmest regards,
John

"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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Regarding transmission lines, as somebody who has never thorougly
learned how to use a Smith Chart, it has never been worth the trouble,
I would like to say that the underlying, common sense, logical
mathematics are much easier to understand.
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Reg