RHF wrote:

...
JS - OK to use your 'words'

This here MatchBox thingee "is excellent at, getting
the maximum amount of power transferred to a poor
antenna"

CONDITION # 1 'Before' the MatchBox thingee :
Less Power Going to the Antenna; which is
Wasted as Heat; with no MatchBox Loses.
-or- Just may be less Power being Effectively
Radiated by the Antenna

JS -what-about- The 'Before' Condition of the Transmitter
with a Poor Antenna and NO MatchBox is IT's Power
Output "Optimum" {Full Power} or may be 'sub-optimum'
some reduced power level due to the Poor Antenna ?

Wouldn't the "maximum amount of power" = Full Power ?
And some thing less be a reduced power level ?

System : Transceiver Coax Cable Antenna
"" Power Out and Reflected Power

CONDITION # 2 'After' the MatchBox thingee :
More Power Going to the Antenna; which is
also Wasted as Heat; with MatchBox Loses.
-or- Just may be More Power being Effectively
Radiated by the Antenna.

JS -what-about- The 'After' Condition of the Transmitter
with a Poor Antenna and using a MatchBox is IT's
Power Output now at "Optimum" {Full Power} with the
MatchBox and the Poor Antenna ?

Wouldn't the "maximum amount of power" = Full Power ?

System : Transceiver Coax Cable MatchBox Antenna
"" Power Out

JS -obtw- What's with these references to CB Radio ?

is the nature of electricity and radio frequencies
and the laws of physics different for amateur and
cb radio two-way communications ? ? ? ~ RHF
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You now just wish to produce so much BS that original statements and
facts become confusing, along with readers which you have a chance of
confusing ... all original statements stand ... your attempt to blow up
the "problem" to n'th degrees of magnitude is a tactic most lose with
age, discipline, experience, logic, etc. ... your hunt for a special
case to justify some bizarre anomaly which you might find along the way,
and justify some debate, may interest some ... since I have no need, not me.

Going to extraordinary lengths so that you may regain some bit of
credibility on some minor point is a complete waste of my time--indeed,
it makes a statement about you and your mental state which is blatantly
obvious to those with an understanding of the concepts we have been
discussing, and "have been around the block" ... end-of-story.

Perhaps someone else will finally be able to get through to you, if they
are kind and have the time to waste ... in the meantime, no one attempts
to halt your practices ... have at it big boy. ;-)

Regards,
JS