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Old March 12th 07, 04:16 PM posted to sci.electronics.design,sci.electronics.basics,rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Don Klipstein Don Klipstein is offline
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Default VSWR doesn't matter?

In , Cecil Moore wrote:
Don Klipstein wrote:
If zero output impedance is achieved in an RF output stage, I see a
possible benefit -


Yep, 100% efficiency would be quite a benefit.


There are audio amplifiers with output impedance around .1 ohm, driving
8 ohm speakers, and having efficiency nowhere near 80/81. The theoretical
limit for efficiency of a class B amp driving a resistive load with a
sinewave is 78.54%.

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