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Indeed it can - if the impedances are not matched correctly, the transmitted signals can end up being reflected back down the antenna, causing damage to the tra
by betamaxthetape 5y ago
Indeed it can - if the impedances are not matched correctly, the transmitted signals can end up being reflected back down the antenna, causing damage to the transmitter.
The Wikipedia article on Standing Wave Ratios [1] has more on this topic.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_wave_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_wave_ratio
- buescher 5y agoIt can, but I’d be a little surprised if the zero w makes enough power to destroy its output without an antenna.
- martin_a 5y ago> Indeed it can - if the impedances are not matched correctly, the transmitted signals can end up being reflected back down the antenna, causing damage to the transmitter. I think I've seen this once in a documentary where this blew up a whole ship and then many others, too. I think it was called Independence Day or sth. like that.
- Crosseye_Jack 5y agoWasn't that a computer virus?
- martin_a 5y agoNah, I was thinking about this: https://youtu.be/NyOTaHRBTXc?t=110 https://youtu.be/NyOTaHRBTXc?t=110
- tzs 5y agoThis outstanding 1959 movie from Bell Labs demonstrates standing waves, impedance matching, and more in a very nice way using a couple of Shive wave machines, hosted by Dr. Shive himself [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DovunOxlY1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DovunOxlY1k [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Shive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Shive