dykesc wrote:
1. Does achieving a conjugate match via a transmatch between the
transmitter and line do anything to reduce or eliminate mismatch loss
in the line? In other words, if a line is 8:1 swr into a complex
impedance load are the 8:1 "mismatch" losses still occurring even
after achieving low swr with a transmatch?

In an ideal system, achieving a conjugate match at the
transmatch ensures a conjugate match between the tuner
and the antenna. In a low-loss system, that conjugate
match is close but not perfect. A conjugate match and
an impedance match are NOT the same thing if the SWR
is not 1:1 on the transmission line.

A conjugate match ensures that maximum power is delivered
to the load which ensures maximum current in the transmission
line which ensures maximum losses in the transmission line
due to SWR.

A conjugate match does not change the impedance mismatch
or SWR between the transmatch and the antenna. What is
usually achieved by a transmatch is a Z0-match at a point.
A Z0-match usually ensures that reflected energy will not
reach the source and is instead, redistributed back toward
the antenna.
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73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com