Owen Duffy wrote:
So what is the answer to your example, the load Z, with and without
consideration of the losses?

Sorry, I just got a new Dell and don't have my software loaded.
A quick pencil whipping of a Smith Chart graph yields a
load around 1140 - j1900 ohms which would be about right
for a 145 ft. dipole on 40m.
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