wrote:
: It's a 1/4 wave transformer... open at the far end reflects
: as shorted at the end by the antenna. Put away your
: E6Bs and take out your Smith Charts!

Most EE departments don't teach Smith charts anymore. "Not necessary since a
computer can calculate the wave equation more accurately anyway."

*Sigh*

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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