Keith Dysart wrote:
On Apr 5, 11:13 pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
Keith Dysart wrote:
This is also true for the
components in our simple generators so superposition holds
there as well.

It is not true for the average commercial amateur
radio transmitter.

I've asked Richard how to hook up two IC-706's in
series to get them to meet the requirements of
the superposition principle. Maybe you can show
us how to do it.

Sure, but I thought it would be obvious that there are many
ways, but take the following as an example.

Place them side by side on the bench.
Take a piece of coax sufficiently long to reach between the
output jacks.
Put an appropriate plug on each end of the coax.
Plug the plugs into the output jacks.

In order to satisfy the results predicted by superposition,
I don't see how you can double the voltage by putting
them in parallel. That's why I asked you to put them
in series. Please put them is series such that the
two component voltages are doubled and the two component
currents are doubled when both transmitters are powered
on.

Also please tell us how the powered-down transmitter
handles the voltage and current that it is exposed
to when the other transmitter is powered up. I
seriously doubt your implication that it is a linear
process.

PS. Was there a real question there somewhere?
What outcome were you expecting to observe?

I am expecting the signal from the powered-on
transmitter not to make it through the circuitry
of the powered-down transmitter. I am expecting
smoke when you try to superpose two coherent 100w
signals into a single 400w signal.

And there will be no progress until you explain why you think
that superposition and conservation of energy are in conflict.

There's a name for people who try to tell others what
they think. I do not think there is a conflict and am
absolutely NOT asserting that the conservation of energy
principle and the superposition *principles* are in
conflict. Such is a figment of your imagination. Please
listen closely:

THE AVERAGE AMATEUR RADIO TRANSMITTER DOES NOT MEET
THE RULES NECESSARY FOR THE SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE
TO APPLY! Got it?

There's nothing wrong with the superposition principle.
It simply doesn't apply to certain circuits including
the average commercial amateur radio transmitter.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com