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m II · September 29th 06, 04:29 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

HFguy wrote:
m II wrote:
craigm wrote:

m II wrote:

craigm wrote:

You couldn't read the resistance with a multimeter, at least not
in any
practical way. But, a DC meter would read the characteristic
impedance
of an infinitely long transmission line.

I'd like to try that, but my electronics dealer only stocks 500 foot
lengths of coax. Will the numerous coax couplings needed to make an
infinitely long chunk of cable ruin the validity of my meter readings?

Mike,

You should be quoting Frank, not me. Look closer at my post. I posted
links
that indicate what Frank wrote my be wrong. Read the material in the
links
and decide for yourself.

(You would need a pile of cash to buy enough fittings, anyway. )

I mistakenly thought the double set of quotation marks would take care
of the assignation. I should have been more judicious in my clipping.

As for the fittings costing money, well....I was going to purchase
only a few every weekend until the goal was met. How hard can it be?
Only two couplings per roll of cable..shucks, I'll be done in no time.

I read a quiz concerning infinity years ago. It may have been by
Martin Gardner. The problem being that you own a hotel with an
infinite number of rooms. They are ALL occupied. A stranger appears at
the registry desk desperately needing a place to stay, You actually
get them one of your hotel rooms, empty.

How do you do it?

mike

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert's_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel

nice work.

I found the following URL in room 324^1345

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert...he_Grand_Hotel

mike