"David Robbins" wrote in message ...

i don't know what he is refering to as the 'power wave rc' but its not the
voltage or current reflection coefficient, they do not have a conjugate in
the numerator.


Incorrect. You need the conjugate in the numerator if the Zo is
complex. If it is purely real, WHICH MOST TEXTS ASSUME, then you can
use the normal equation.

Look he

http://www.zzmatch.com/lcn.html

And look up Les Besser's notes on the Fundamentals of RF.


Slick