View Single Post
  #81   Report Post  
Old May 5th 11, 08:05 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore Cecil Moore is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by RadioBanter: Aug 2006
Posts: 572
Default Transmitter Output Impedance

On May 5, 12:23*pm, Jim Lux wrote:
Answering the question: do
you really want a 50 ohm match on your antenna analyzer, or do you want
maximum net power at the antenna feedpoint, ...


Strangely enough, for any fixed configuration with reflections, one
way to maximize radiated power is to maximize reflected power at the
antenna feedpoint.