"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:

"Cecil Moore" wrote:
What I am willing to discuss in detail is what happens at a Z0-match
point (x) in an antenna system with reflections - something like the
following:

what you are willing to discuss is irrelevent as it has nothing to do
with
the original topic which was about what happens in the transmitter.

Uhhhh Dave, the original topic is the Subject: line. If anything,
what happens inside a transmitter is the irrelevant subject since
appreciable reflections hardly ever reach the typical ham transmitter.


here is the original:

I know that any power not dissipated by an antenna is reflected back to the
transmitter. Then the transmitter "reflects" this reflection back to
antenna, ad nauseum until its all gone. I also know that a short or an open
is required to reflect power and I'm searching for which it is, an open or a
short. I'm inclined to think it's a virtual open but I'm at a loss to
understand that and I wonder if someone has a good explanation or analogy
and some math wouldn't hurt.
tnx
Hank WD5JFR

obviously not about what is going on at some contrived transmission line
joint.


For these typical conditions, all voltages and currents are either
in-phase or 180 degrees out of phase at the match point (x), which
makes a power analysis the most simple analysis of all.

that should read "For these specific conditions", those conditions are
hardly 'typical', they are a very exactly contrived example which makes
it
easy to compare powers.

No, those are typical conditions, where the ham radio antenna system
is tuned to a Z0-match by a tuner, either external or internal. It is
not a "very exactly contrived example" at all. It is absolutely typical
of any ham radio installation where the final amp sees close to a 1:1 SWR
and that is the great majority. At the Z0-match point at the input of
every properly tuned transmatch, the voltages and currents are either in
phase or 180 degrees out of phase. If you don't know that, it is no
wonder that you label my power analysis stuff as "contrived".

of course it is contrived. no one uses loads of those exact impedances, or
lengths of coax like you do.