"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Reg Edwards wrote:
But, believe it or not, under certain load conditions the reflection
coefficient Gamma can exceed unity. Indeed, at a sufficiently low
frequency, Gamma can approach 1+Sqrt(2) = 2.414

That agrees with Chipman who says it only occurs in lossy lines.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Yes. A lossy line nas a non purely real (some X) Zo. Long distance power
grid lines are such.
73, Steve, K9DCI