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Smith charts https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_chart https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_chart You can put an amp 50ohm output into a 75 ohm cable or co
by instagib 3y ago
Smith charts
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_chart https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_chart
You can put an amp 50ohm output into a 75 ohm cable or connectors but there will be negatives. The further away from output impedance the more negatives. Loss, distortion, and worse roll off, etc.
Cables are fun too. for much higher frequencies, the less of the actual copper is used. The signal uses the surface of the wiring. For lower frequencies it uses the entire strand/solid copper wire.
RF mostly uses 50ohm but not always. Cable video (tv) is usually 75ohm.
- kazinator 3y agoThe 75 ohms is meaningful when there is no reflection (like when we imagine sending a signal into an infinite piece of the cable). If you are using a short piece of the cable to convey a voltage signal between two pieces of equipment (like the output of one amplifier into the input of another), it has no meaning. The voltage on the other end rises almost instantly and is reflected back.