Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Does anyone else think of Power Factor like SWR?

2008-09-18 Thread Gary Glaenzer
also known as 'rotary condenser' operation Gary - Original Message - From: skipp025 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:24 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Does anyone else think of Power Factor like SWR? Normally all this is taken into the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Does anyone else think of Power Factor like SWR?

2008-09-20 Thread Gary Schafer
Yes standing waves can exist with a pure resistive load on a line but the mismatch of the load with the line impedance creates a reactance (depending on line length). A transmission line must be long enough (wavelength wise) for standing waves to exist. A short line (wavelength wise) like an audi

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Does anyone else think of Power Factor like SWR?

2008-09-22 Thread Jeff Condit
The power factor case is "semantically" different than the SWR case in the following way: With SWR, energy is flowing in both directions at near the speed of light. If the reflected signal is the exact same frequency as the forward signal (as in the case where it is a reflection of a signal at