On 13 Apr 2007 15:56:26 -0700, "Wes" wrote:

On Apr 13, 11:40 am, Richard Clark wrote:


[lotsa good stuff snipped]

A poor physical open or poor physical short will never be
improved by ANY transmission line mechanics.

Well, I dunno about that. Try this experiment:

Take a "poor" short, say 1 ohm, and transform it through a lossless
1/4 wavelength line of Zo=200 ohm. The result will be 40,000 ohm.
Now transform this 40K ohm load through another lossless 1/4
wavelength line of Zo=10 ohm. The result of this transformation will
be a "virtual" 0.003 ohm.

Is that an improvement? [g]

Hi Wes,

There is always a rational example to deflate absolutisms. Thanx for
the interesting twist of transmission line.

However, I wouldn't want to be the wallet that pays for this.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC