On 7/9/2015 11:40 AM, Jeff wrote:
you may get a 50 ohm match at that point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standi...dance_matching

"if there is a perfect match between the load impedance Zload and the
source impedance Zsource=Z*load, that perfect match will remain if the
source and load are connected through a transmission line with an
electrical length of one half wavelength (or a multiple of one half
wavelengths) using a transmission line of any characteristic impedance
Z0."

This wiki article has a lot of good info in it. I have seen a lot of
stuff posted here that this article directly contradicts.... I wonder
who is right?


That is a very specific case where the source is not at the system
impedance and happens to be equal to the load impedance, there will also
be standing waves on the transmission line and associated losses as the
VSWR on the line will be equal to the magnitude of the mismatch between
the transmission line impedance and the load impedance.

Jeff

Yes, this is a specific case just as you indicated in the section you
both wrote and snipped...

By 'apparent SWR' he means as indicated SWR on the meter, and yes it can
change at various point on the line due to inadequacies in the meter; the
'real' VSWR will of course remain the same at any point on a lossless
line.

Jeff

"It can change at various points on the line".

That's all I was attempting to indicate.

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Rick