[BC] Wave lengths

[Richard Fry]

Jeff Johnson wrote:
>The transmitter 'sees' only the load, the antenna, if the TX line is
>a  perfect impedance match to the transmitter and antenna. If the
>antenna is the same, all the transmitter thinks it 'sees' is a 50 ohm
>resistor with no reactance. The power goes out and never comes
>back (glory, hallelujah, amen!). Additionally, the voltage and current
>peaks and valleys on the line will remain 'standing' at the same
>places down the length of the line. This is known as a 'standing wave'.
> etc .
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Just to note that when there is zero reactance in the transmission line and 
load, and the R term of both are exactly equal, then VSWR = 1:1, exactly.. 
This means there ARE no standing waves on the line, and current and voltage 
are uniform along its whole length (neglecting I^2R loss).

RF