Dave wrote:
Alpha and Beta got transformed into ? and j?. Gamma also got transformed
into ?.

Now it makes more sense. :-) What is scarey is that some
browsers may display Greek characters correctly and some
may not.

What kind of bait are you throwing out about SQRT[Z*Y] ?

Z is the distributed series impedance and Y is the distributed
shunt admittance. The equation for the propagation constant
is gamma = alpha + j*beta = SQRT(Z*Y). Doesn't multiplying
an impedance by an admittance result in a dimensionless
quantity?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp