[Elecraft] K3 SWR Accuracy - reprise

Phil & Debbie Salas dpsalas at tx.rr.com
Wed Nov 4 17:53:55 EST 2009


"How long is the coax between the LP100 sensor and the K3? This can have
a significant impedance transformation impact as you go to higher
frequencies, leading to a different indicated SWR at each end."

The impedance changes, but not the SWR.  Looking at this on a Smith Chart, 
you can see that you just rotate around a constant SWR circle.  Minus coax 
losses of course, which are negligable when we're talking a few feet at HF.

Phil - AD5X 



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