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Old June 29th 11, 11:41 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Reflection coefficient for total re-reflection

On Jun 24, 1:52*pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
If the reflected wave is re-reflected, it must be by an impedance
other than the virtual impedance generated by the reflected wave
itself. If the reflected wave is being used to generate a virtual
impedance, it cannot at the same time be being re-reflected.



I think i have finally seen the confusion point. you can not at the
same time talk about reflected waves and re-reflected waves and also
use s parameters or other steady state reflection parameters or
impedances... this means you can not talk about individual reflections
from the stub connection point without also analyzing the traveling
wave inside the stub, nor can you track and sum up all the reflections
using the steady state impedance of the stub as if it were a lumped
value. to do so violates the conditions where the s parameters and
reflection coefficients are valid, the sinusoidal steady state realm.