On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:25:07 -0700, Wes Stewart
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:43:18 -0500, "Steve Nosko"
wrote:


"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.

Or it doesn't.

Chipman also says, "It has already been noted that if the losses are
due equally to R and G, Zo is real, no matter how high the losses
are."


"Distortionless lines" are lines with purely resistive Zo, and they
include lossless lines and that class of lossy line.

Owen
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