Where does it go? (mismatched power)
Geoffrey S. Mendelson Inscribed thus:
If you have a resonant antenna, supposedly all of the power is
radiated.
Yes
(SWR 1:1)
With respect to what !
If you have a nonresonant antenna, some of the power is reflected back
to the transmitter.
(SWR 1:1)
If you connect a tuner and it is "tuned", none of the power is
reflected back to the transmitter.
(SWR at transmitter 1:1, at antenna still 1:1)
Obviously it has to go somewhere.
Where?
Its radiated, less losses.
If you are designing a tuner, where would you design it to go?
That would depend upon desired system characteristics.
Thanks in advance
Geoff.
A antenna at resonance does not necessarily match the feeder impedance !
The whole idea of a tuner is to make one end match the other.
Stating a VSWR of unity implies a 50 ohm measurement system, which an
antenna at resonance rarely is.
73's
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Best Regards:
Baron.
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