Keith Dysart wrote:
"For the most part, "maximum power transfer is just an interesting
ideosyncracy of linear circuit theory."

In the world of 50 and 60 Hz, we don`t want all the power plant can
supply when we flip on a light switch.

The RF world is usually different.

Maximum power transfer only occurs when source and load match
conjugately, and the match proves the load and source impedances are
equals. It is well known and easily shown that a match results in
maximum power transfer.

If one has a 100-watt transmitter he probably wants 100 watts out of it
sometimes and may only be able to do so when his antenna is matched to
his transmitter,

Maxumum power treansfer is more than an "interesting ideosyncracy".

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI