Tom Donaly wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
Here's another task for you, Owen. Show that the joules/sec
indicated by the meter for reflected power contains real
joules flowing back toward the source.

As opposed to what, fake joules?

As opposed to zero joules. As I understand it, some
people believe that energy travels in only one
direction from source to load no matter what the
SWR reading.
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73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

just run it through a circulator and measure the temperature of a dummy load
on the rx port as the swr changes.

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Tom Donaly wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
Here's another task for you, Owen. Show that the joules/sec
indicated by the meter for reflected power contains real
joules flowing back toward the source.

As opposed to what, fake joules?

As opposed to zero joules. As I understand it, some
people believe that energy travels in only one
direction from source to load no matter what the
SWR reading.
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73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Dave wrote:
just run it through a circulator and measure the temperature of a dummy load
on the rx port as the swr changes.

You're preaching to the choir. Some people say take away
the circulator and the energy is not transferred.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil Moore wrote:
Tom Donaly wrote:

Cecil Moore wrote:

Here's another task for you, Owen. Show that the joules/sec
indicated by the meter for reflected power contains real
joules flowing back toward the source.


As opposed to what, fake joules?


As opposed to zero joules. As I understand it, some
people believe that energy travels in only one
direction from source to load no matter what the
SWR reading.

You're beginning to sound like W. Do you know
someone named "Some People?" Say hello to Mrs.
People for me, if she exists, will you?
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH

Tom Donaly wrote:
You're beginning to sound like W. Do you know
someone named "Some People?" Say hello to Mrs.
People for me, if she exists, will you?

I don't want to embarrass anyone but they know
who they are.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com