"Dilon Earl" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:06:32 -0500, "William E. Sabin"
sabinw@mwci-news wrote:
If I have a 100 watt transmitter and my wattmeter shows 3 watts
reflected. Is 3 watts actually being dissipated in the tank and final
PA?

That would depend on the output impedance of the transmitter. If it is 50
Ohms, all the reflected power would be absorbed by the transmitter. If it is
0 Ohms or its Norton equivalent, it is all reflected, and none is
dissipated.

Tam/WB2TT