Re: Secondary "VSWR"

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• Subject: Re: Secondary "VSWR"
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• Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:05:45 -0600
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Subject: 
           Malcolm Watts wrote:
> 
> Hi Ed,
> 
> > Re: Secondary "VSWR"
> >         I'm used to the term VSWR as used to show the mismatch on
> > a transmission line of defined impedance.  Can't figure out how to
> > make any sense of of measuring the "VSWR" of an isolated device.
> > What are you all talking about???????????
> > Ed
> 
> I view the secondary as a mismatched Tx line when unloaded by spark
> because one end is tied to a low Z and the other is tied to a small
> capacitor.
> 
> Malcolm

       Date: 
            Wed, 19 Mar 1997 07:51:55 +1200
       From: 
            "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
Organization: 
            Wellington Polytechnic, NZ
         To: 
            tesla-at-pupman-dot-com


Hi Ed,

> Re: Secondary "VSWR"
>         I'm used to the term VSWR as used to show the mismatch on
> a transmission line of defined impedance.  Can't figure out how to
> make any sense of of measuring the "VSWR" of an isolated device.
> What are you all talking about???????????
> Ed

I view the secondary as a mismatched Tx line when unloaded by spark 
because one end is tied to a low Z and the other is tied to a small 
capacitor.

Malcolm

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