On Tue, 10 May 2011 17:14:56 -0700 (PDT), Richard Fry
wrote:

On May 10, 7:00*pm, Richard Clark wrote:
Another way of putting it is saying the ringing line is holding 10W
until it is dissipated. *So far, only the antenna qualifies as
dissipation.

Apparently you have never had to repair the components of a
transmitter PA, an output network, or a transmission line that arced
over and/or melted down due to load reflections (coherent, or not).

Not more than a quarter million Watts, fur shure. Does it show?

Seriously, if that was your only rant, based on that snippet, like
Wim, you have just indicted your own witness (experience?).

RF

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC