Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote:
I don't care how much it costs, your line
is NEVER going to be 100% purely real! There
is always a gap between mathematical ideals
and reality.

Therefore, Z0 will never equal Z0*?


Never exactly, but they will be damn close
most of the time, unless your coax is really cheap/bad.



One can purchase test leads guaranteed within a certain
percentage at a certain frequency. I believe it occurs
when G/C = R/L or some such.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


If Zo=50+j0.000000000001, then it's
close enough!


S.