That is so cool! I've never seen RF power measured at different positions along a transmission line like that. I guess it's no surprise that it works, but it's always nice to see theory shown with an oscilloscope probe and a steady hand.
@MichaelOlsen-Engineer9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant demo and explanation. Thanks for sharing!
@fdutrey9 жыл бұрын
Applied Science Ben and Alan, you guys should meet up and do a video.
@w2aew9 жыл бұрын
Frédéric Dutrey I would *LOVE* that - too bad we're at opposite sides of the country!
@TheMrTape9 жыл бұрын
***** If only there was a means by which you could collaborate and share data in real time over long distances. I long for the day when that becomes reality.
@w2aew9 жыл бұрын
Yeah, maybe when someone figures out this inter web thingy ;-)
@softwarephil170911 ай бұрын
Outstanding demonstration of standing waves!
@Thesignalpath9 жыл бұрын
Thanks Allen. I remember when we did this experiments when I was an undergrad during one of my courses in the lab, I had a "WOW!" moment which changed my perspective forever. :)
@w2aew9 жыл бұрын
The Signal Path Blog Yes, there's nothing like "seeing" things like this - really makes it "click!" Thanks for the comment!
@EETechs9 жыл бұрын
***** Can you make a video explaining type 1 through 3 op amp compensation networks used for switch mode power supplies? Also, what does the "s" mean in (s+1) term in control theory for compensators and what does the H(s) function stand for?
@w2aew9 жыл бұрын
EETechs H(s) is the transfer function of the loop expressed using LaPlace transforms. This would be a more complicated topic and would likely have to encompass a few videos. I'll put it on the list though.
@bryceroberts5816 жыл бұрын
This video is the absolute gold standard for demonstrating standing waves. A wiki page is one thing, but seeing the RF power minima and maxima being measured on an actual transmission line is quite another. Fantastic work W2AEW! 73 de W6PGS.
@yurikvelo6 жыл бұрын
one more animated visualization from me (made in HFSS) for coax line ypylypenko.livejournal.com/42947.html
@rameshbabu27043 жыл бұрын
Greetings from India, Alan you are my greatest RF guru
@MichaelLloyd9 жыл бұрын
You are very good at explaining somewhat hard to understand "things" in a way that makes them understandable. Thank you.
@bain58729 жыл бұрын
Michael Lloyd I agree. I've never saw anyone else do it as good as he does.
@ernieschatz37836 жыл бұрын
Your organized thought, visual aids and practical application is spot-on to me. So many You Tubers want to race through a subject without coming up for air. Also, you don't seem to have the tendency of diving down rabbit holes to the point where I feel I've been through a spin cycle! I rarely have to pause your videos either. I revisited this vid because memory is always the first thing to go!
@paulp12042 жыл бұрын
That was a terrific visualisation of an effect I understand, but had never witnessed so clearly. I've watched many of your fabulous videos, Alan, but this one has somehow eluded me. Glad to see it today. Thank you.
@daic72743 жыл бұрын
Best demonstration of standing waves so far, and a useful function of persistence on a digital scope. Thank you.
@wa9kzy3265 жыл бұрын
Fantastic presentation. Back in the day, we saw similar demos using "Letcher" wires. Nothing can be more informative than actually seeing the reality of the electric waves in their natural habitat, so to speak. Well done. In all of your videos, you have proven yourself to be a great teacher.
@jmartin98652 жыл бұрын
This was fascinating. As a newish ham I never really got SWR until watching this. Thanks!!
@Avionics29 жыл бұрын
I dont think any body can explain this any better and any clearer than you have Alain. You've nailed it.
@damny0utoobe10 ай бұрын
Definitely booking marking this
@Impedancenetwork7 жыл бұрын
Ohhh man! That was awesome to see. I am literally learning about standing waves in my electromagnetics class right now. My brain started hurting so I stopped to watch some youtube. I just happen to type in standing waves and got this video. So nice to see what they are talking about in my EM book. All the equations and derivations just make you blind. This really helps me understand what is going on.
@grantgiesbrecht22366 жыл бұрын
Wow, I've never been able to see the effects of impedance matching as directly as you measured it here. It's very cool that you were able to measure the nodes and antinodes. Time to break out some PCBs and give it a try!
@martinhodge9215 жыл бұрын
In 10 minutes you've completely demystified standing waves for me. Thank you!
@DonzLockz2 жыл бұрын
Amazing to actually see it in action! TY
@octavmandru92194 жыл бұрын
You are a teacher that can do magic. Thank you for the effort you put in these teachings. Have you considered a teaching career?
@w2aew4 жыл бұрын
Maybe I'll teach after I retire...
@RocketRoberts Жыл бұрын
So great to see someone who knows the material explaining it well!
@borayurt667 жыл бұрын
Great video! SWR explained without getting drowned in formulas and theory etc. Loved every moment of it. Thanks!
@KB9DKA3 жыл бұрын
Amazing demo on Standing waves. Actuall measurement of the standing wave pattern on the live transmission line is absolutely unique. Much appreciated W2AEW !
@jspencerg2 жыл бұрын
Excellent practical demonstration of SW. I used to have students experience wave additions in the floor with 'super' slinkies. Similar wave behavior in different wave mediums makes understanding wave behavior so interesting.
@MichaelShaw_vk2hms2 жыл бұрын
This an excellent demonstration of VSWR. Thank you!
@SnowyTurtleXD2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Really helped me in understanding transmission lines for a project I'm completing for my PhD. Much appreciated!
@hineko_7 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to think that utube is much better form of education than the universities. They never explained it this good at my U. In my case it was like here take this bunch of formulas, plug in numbers, calculate, congrats here's your bachelor's.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
You just have to find youtube instructors that explain things in a way that works for YOU! I'm glad that my videos do that for you.
@schwinn4345 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I wasn't a very good student (and that's my fault), but I do think Alan's videos are much more educational than any lectures I received in my EE baccalaureate degree program; my lab classes didn't even use real oscilloscope probes (and, I had no knowledge what additional influences a home-made probe would have introduced , when high frequencies were used in a circuit- besides, we didn't have the equipment to generate anything over 200 megahertz, anyway, if my memory serves me well). We just used coaxial cables, stripped to the conductor on one end, with a BNC connector on the other end. It's embarrassing for me to admit, how much basic electronic science I've learned from Alan's videos - that I should have already know from my formal education as a EE student. I sure hope my university does a better job today educating future engineers - but, I doubt they do, since I can't imagine the lab classes having expensive modern electronic test equipment in them (too expensive). It blows my mind to think of the money wasted in education, when they could just buy some decent test equipment, and pay the correct people to demonstrate how to properly use the test gear - and what the equipment is measuring, and why; And I do believe in the idea of public education, and consider myself to be very much a liberal. However, just today I was reading, in our local paper, about our local convention center receiving an education award for educating children middle school and high school children- not sure of the exact grades; this convention center puts on these very silly plays, which are supposed to be comical (I guess), for which they bus in thousands of kids to watch, during the school day, and call this science education. I started watching one of the plays concerning science, and it was a joke (truly a joke), IMHO.
@patrickbouldinkm5l1434 жыл бұрын
@@WECB640 I think Walter did a great job with the pendulum explanation.
@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE2 жыл бұрын
To be able to "see" practically what the text books teach, is just amazing. It really helps to take the information on board. Thanks. You have so much content, I'm working my way through. Watch one, think and absorb, watch another... I could be half educated by the end of this! LOL
@naftilos764 жыл бұрын
That is the coolest thing i have ever seen. Illustrating standing waves with this trick was just amazing. Great thinking! Bravo!
@VintageLabSilvioPinheiro9 жыл бұрын
Genius again. The best video i saw about stand waves. Clear, direct and simple. Sorry about my rusty english. Huge 59 S9+40 73 DE pu2srz
@Parirash1235 жыл бұрын
Wow, I never thought that I'll ever witness RF Standing wave so practically.
@RedlabsTV Жыл бұрын
Wow, your visualization methods help a lot to understand. Thank you!
@moustaphamuhammad70136 жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching that video over and over again. you are the master of desk experiment.
@GodzillaGoesGaga5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! Never really understood this. Now I do !! You definitely have a gift for breaking apart the complex and showing us what is really going on.
@_egghead7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. This does not only made me understand standing wave, but i now visualize the concept of transmission
@rylanbrowne56583 жыл бұрын
You make it so much easier to understand transmission line theory. It's pretty hard to visualise it just by reading about it.
@mattkarlgaard13109 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I watched this video with my 9 year old and it got him excited to break out his littlebits.
@UberAlphaSirus9 жыл бұрын
I don't know how you do it. I could read for a week on all this voodoo magic, and you Sir, sum it all up in 10 minutes. Your channel is one of the best I have have subbed.
@moustaphamuhammad70136 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes exactly!
@insightfool2 жыл бұрын
This is such a great intuitive explanation of things. Thanks so much!
@TheStoneWhisperer3 жыл бұрын
Well I feel like an infant listening to their first words! OMG! Some cool stuff here! I understood about 50% of it, but I took what I could from your words of wisdom! Thanks!
@fjs11112 жыл бұрын
Awesome visualization of standing waves as well as a description of constructive/destructive wave interference.
@jmex469 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate standing waves. Great work!
@makerspace5339 ай бұрын
Nice demo. I have a large slotted line and an HP 415E I use to demonstrate SWR. If the crowd is very large, I hook a small amp and speaker to the amp output of the 415E so the 1000Hz tone can be heard around the room. I usually get some comments about the archaic equipment. Then I like to point out that this is the type of network analyzer that was used to design the equipment that brought back TV signals from the moon walks.
@PapasDino9 жыл бұрын
As usual you make a complex topic so much easier to visualize in real life! 73 - Dino KL0S
@stpaulji9 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up! Great video to visualize standing waves on TML. The first time that I have seen such a kind of visualization.
@Aemilindore6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me see this phenomena. Although yuur previous video spoke of it, it was tough to believe it. This video gives the edge. Thank you so much.
@RohanSingh-py5cv7 жыл бұрын
So awesome!! I'm studying about Transmission Lines right now and it's so cool to actually see all the theory presented in the books!
@gerrysweeney6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alan, every time I watch one of your vids I know more about RF theory, I really like your practical illustrations of this sort of thing.
@w2aew6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Gerry!
@ve6kk6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much again Alan. I wish I had your vids and ideas for test fixtures when I was teaching Engg. Techs. Standing waves are one of the hardest ideas to grasp so I sent this link to my basic ham class. And so happy that the classic Similarities of Wave Behavior is on KZbin too. Cheers
@07kandarp7 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always, I was having a discussion with a friend of mine as to why the normalized impedance would repeat itself on a transmission line every half wavelength. This proves it. Also that is true for any termination except matched termination aka 50 ohms in most cases. Sits really well with the smith chart also. Alan you are true genius.
@BMRStudio9 жыл бұрын
Best RF teacher on the planet!
@alucardt3hvampireguy6 жыл бұрын
I've had great trouble in the Electromagnetics course because while using Smith charts, we never went over what the transmission and reflection coefficients, nor the VSWR actually represented visually. Thanks so much for clearing this up.
@EVERY.CIRCUIT Жыл бұрын
I like your video, thank you so much for this video😊
@RatedA4Aliens4 жыл бұрын
Simply the best, this should be the supplementary video material for any transmission / Power related EE course
@davidcasement12963 жыл бұрын
Nice Video. I clicked like and shared with some coworkers who are learning about this for FM Broadcast (Low power).
@hubercats3 жыл бұрын
Another awesome demonstration, Alan. - Thank you! - Jim
@williamwalker8107 Жыл бұрын
I like this practical literal demonstration of SWR stuff.
@TheBdd45 жыл бұрын
Just saw saw this excellent video. I hope you are compensated in some way for all of your vauable videos! I have learned so much from you.
@ekobbl20115 жыл бұрын
Best explanation and practical demonstration ever! 4 thumbs up.....
@yaghiyahbrenner89029 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. so much knowledge compressed in only 10 mins.
@SteveTjiang3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. The visualization really helped me understand SWR
@jonka16 жыл бұрын
Beautifully and perfectly illustrated.
@OscarJimenez-qo8go3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. Please continue making these informative videos on RF!
@DenysSene8 жыл бұрын
really great way to explain SWR.
@CalebDiT8 жыл бұрын
Great video! It's so nice to see things come together in reality after studying this stuff on paper.
@PeterWalkerHP16c5 жыл бұрын
In the '70s I saw a professor run a light bulb between two conductors energised with a WWII 10 cm radar unit and watched the bulb get brighter and dimmer as he traversed the length. Now I've seen the effect twice!! Cool!!
@nlo1147 жыл бұрын
Excellent demonstration. This would have been good at my tech-college. It took me ages to understand this straight off a blackboard, in a class of semi-interested students.
@radiofun2325 жыл бұрын
Perfect demo, 5 stars (cannot be explained better).
@cyberphox1 Жыл бұрын
That is an excellent video on standing waves.
@sevenoseven84946 жыл бұрын
Hello Alan. Thank you for your time spent making these videos. In your summary at 10:15, if we can relate that a mis-termination of a transmission line as being an antenna that does not have a reactive, capacitance property of 50 Ohm at the frequency of operation. As well as not having our transmission line from the antenna to our SWR meter at 1/2 wave increments to the Velocity Factor of the coax, would only mean that we would not be able to truly see what are VSWR actually is. For example, if our main run is a random length of coax and we tune an antenna to the coax with the swr meter in our shack, although the swr meter is showing a reasonable swr it doesn't mean our antenna is a 50 ohm termination. Effectively not radiating power from the antenna but the coax as well diminishing the Effective Radiated Power. On the other hand, if we were to have our main run from the antenna to our SWR meter in increments of a 1/2 wave length at the frequency of operation to the Velocity Factor of the coax. Only then would we be able to tune our antenna to the lowest VSWR possible (or as close to 50 ohms as possible). Maximizing our Effective Radiated Power. Make sense?
@w2aew6 жыл бұрын
First point of clarification - there is a mis-termination if the antenna does not have a *RESISTIVE* impedance that is equal to the transmission line impedance (not a reactive or capacitive property). If the antenna presented a 50 ohm capacitive reactance, it would have a very high SWR. The "magic" of a half-wavelength transmission line is that the impedance looking into the line will be equal to the impedance looking into the load (antenna in this case). In other words, the load impedance is replicated when the line is a multiple of half wavelengths long. A longer or shorter transmission line will result in a change in the impedance looking into the line, but does NOT change the SWR on the line. This is a very important statement to grasp - changing the line length does NOT change the SWR, it just changes the complex impedance seen looking into the line. This is illustrated pretty well in one of my videos on the smith chart (kzbin.info/www/bejne/f56xg5aXasqWfJI). Of course, this is assuming negligible loss in the transmission line. So, having the transmission line be not equal to a multiple of half-wavelengths long *only* means that the input impedance does not match the antenna impedance - but the SWR is still unchanged! The SWR is a function of the antenna impedance and the transmission line's characteristic impedance, *NOT* the line length. Therefore, if you make adjustments to an antenna to minimize SWR, the result will work fine regardless of line length (as long as the transmission line is not electrically part of the antenna). Bottom line, it is NOT necessary to have the transmission line be a multiple of 1/2 wavelength in order to get maximum radiated power (maximum power transfer to the antenna).
@sevenoseven84946 жыл бұрын
@@w2aew Clarification noted! If I am reading this correctly (Cuz I aint lernt to good) The "magic" of a 1/2 wave length coax is, that it is no longer seen by the transmitter. Poof, It disappears (not taking into account losses in the coax) Ta-da! Magic! To my understanding, the transmitter now sees the antenna only, and if the antenna dos not have a 50 ohm impedance a Standing Wave will be educed on the line and seen by the swr meter. You have made it clear in other videos that a 1/4 wave transmission line looks like a short.(it is also mentioned in the MFJ analyzers manual) Which means the impedance value of our transmission line does change BASED ON length of line with respects to frequency applied. so using a random length of coax while making a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna affects the tuning of the antenna, while trying to make the antenna terminate our line at 50 ohms. Making the coax electrically part of our antenna. (an experiment that everyone can do) If I build a 70 cm 1/4 wave ground plane antenna with a random length of coax, which works perfectly fine with minimal SWR at my house and I give it to my friend for Christmas (cuz i'm such a nice guy) and he uses his own coax, which is a different length and Velocity Factor (then what I made and tuned the antenna with) his SWRs will be totally different than mine. Now, the stipulation to this (in my opinion) is if I give him the antenna WITH the coax (in which i'm really not that nice of a guy) that i made and tuned the antenna with originally and he needs to extend the length of the coax to get to his swr meter. He would need to make a coax jumper in increments of half wave lengths. That would mean that the coax I give him IS Electrically part of the antenna (which is now a 50 OHMs to the end of the coax not to the connection at the antenna) and the extension he needs to make will not be seen by the swr meter because it is in 1/2 wave multiples. Poof, Ta-Da, Magic !! If I would have originally used a length of coax that was multiples of 1/2 wave lengths to the frequency of operation and velocity factor of the coax, The home brew 1/4 wave ground plane antenna, would have an impedance of 50 ohms at the connector. (End experiment) To to sum it up (in my opinion), 1/2 wave increments of coax is the only way to do things, when setting up a station. Unless an antenna tuner is used. Even then, the work done in the transformation of impedance by a tuner would be less if 1/2 wave increments were used to and from the tuner (the transmitter will not see the coax only the tuner and the tuner would not see the coax, just the impedance mis-match of/at the antenna) That could only be proven with a VNA in which I don't own. Alan, I would like to make something clear. I am not trying to negate, manipulate, argue, dispute anything you are saying or showing us in your video. I really do appreciate the work you have done and your time spent making your videos. The one thing that you have done is sparked further curiosity and ambition on working towards discovery and understanding. I thank you for that.
@w2aew6 жыл бұрын
@@sevenoseven8494 I'm afraid you misunderstood me! The *only* thing that the 1/2 wavelength increment gives you is a replication of the antenna impedance at the coax input. There is NO REASON to restrict yourself to this!! You can use any length you need. If the antenna is matched to the coax, all is well with any length coax. If the antenna is not matched to the coax, the input impedance to the coax won't be 50 ohms, but can still be matched at the transmitter end with a tuner, regardless of coax length. The SWR on the line in this case will be the same - regardless of the coax length. Restricting to 1/2 wavelength increments does not make the tuner's job any easier. The complex impedance looking into the coax will vary with the coax length, but the SWR is the same.
@sevenoseven84946 жыл бұрын
@@w2aew I'm sure I do understand you, It seems we are standing a quarter wave apart on a smith chart looking towards the center, both trying to achieve a 50 Ohm Impedance. 1) you state, The only thing that the 1/2 wavelength increment gives you is a replication of the antenna impedance at the coax input. my response, that's my point! I want to make sure that my antenna has an impedance of 50 Ohms not my coax and antenna! 2) you state, There is NO REASON to restrict yourself to this!! My response, It's not a restriction, having the main run to the antenna in 1/2 wavelength increments, would not be adding the complex impedance of the random length coax to the miss-matched complex impedance of the antenna, further complicating the total complex impedance of the antenna and coax. Why make things more complex then what they should be. the antenna impedance would be the cause of the miss-match on the system creating the SWRs. 3) you state, If the antenna is matched to the coax, all is well with any length coax. My response, If that's the case, I can use RG6 75 Ohm coax trough out my shack. Adjust the angle and length of the ground plane of my antenna to compensate for the impedance and affect the angle of radiation of the antenna. Rendering the antenna useless. Achieving a flat SWR. 4) you state, If the antenna is not matched to the coax, the input impedance to the coax won't be 50 ohms, but can still be matched at the transmitter end with a tuner, regardless of coax length. My response, That's exactly what the purpose of doing things this way. Now I know that the antenna needs adjusting. That's it! Using a half-wave length of coax ensures that the transmitter/SWR meter see the antenna and not the coax and the antenna matches to the transmitter. 5) you state, The SWR on the line in this case will be the same - regardless of the coax length. Restricting to 1/2 wavelength increments does not make the tuner's job any easier. The complex impedance looking into the coax will vary with the coax length, but the SWR is the same. My response, I quote "The only thing that the 1/2 wavelength increment gives you is a replication of the antenna impedance at the coax input." any SWRs will be caused by the impedance miss-match of the antenna. It will show a similar complex impedance miss-match value (of the antenna) on a MFJ analyzer, as if the analyzer was plugged into the bottom of the antenna with no coax or separated by one 1/2 wavelength of coax or separated by multiples of a half-wave length of coax. Intern, showing me how close the antenna is to a 50 ohm impedance. Because the coax becomes less of a factor, aside for the losses of the coax. in which we have no control of.
@w2aew6 жыл бұрын
My point is that you’re not adding any complexity when using non 1/2 wavelength increments. When using 50 ohm coax, minimum SWR occurs when the antenna is adjusted to 50 ohms, regardless of coax length. You don’t have to use 1/2 wavelength increments to know when you’ve adjusted the antenna to 50 ohms.
@ae68506 жыл бұрын
I've been following whenever; your way and material of explaining things is it. Thank you Sir. ae.
@forestfolks6 жыл бұрын
Incredible! I've been struggling to understand SWR and this helped me a lot!
@erikchen88975 ай бұрын
amazing, really helped me understand standing waves
@dd03565 жыл бұрын
I wish we had videos like these when they taught waves & antennas in college. All the test equipment were costly, we did not have time, and the teacher wasn't really interested because we could not visualize it! but it looks so cool :)
@dank89812 жыл бұрын
This is really awesome. Really appreciate the demo.
@leggomuhgreggoАй бұрын
Brilliant demo!
@WilliamLaakkonen9 жыл бұрын
Well done indeed- reminds me of the old HP slotted lines we used at Solitron Microwave. 73
@EigenA4 жыл бұрын
Great job on bringing my Emag class to life. Thank you.
@JustSomeGuy19679 жыл бұрын
Your videos are always great. I'll be waiting for the next one !
@Resonant879 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for these videos you make understanding electricity sooo much easier.. you're doing amazing work
@hdmalpas9 жыл бұрын
Clever way to show VSWR, many thanks, from M3KQW. 73s
@RafaelSouza-xq6vw9 жыл бұрын
One more great video, Alan. I did not read all comments, but perhaps the answer to your "sliding waveforms" question is: use a trigger source that is independent of any of the two channels shown (ext trigger, for example) and is only slightly different in frequency when compared to the other two waveforms. Also, the frequencies between the two channels are also slightly different but not perceptible. I think this would be enough to create the "travelling wave" effect in both directions, wouldn't it? Well, perhaps there is a simpler approach to it.
@w2aew9 жыл бұрын
Rafael Souza Yep - brownie points to you too. I made one slightly higher than the trigger frequency, and one slightly lower (by the same amount). Thus, when you summed them up, the result was stationary with respect to the trigger source.
@northbetrue6 жыл бұрын
I am not worthy to be given these pearls of knowledge!! Lol. Great video sir. Thanks for taking time out of your day to teach a man to fish.
@LarsBerntzon9 жыл бұрын
Very nice and clear to see how it behaves
@karlfell37689 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic and informative video. Keep them coming. Karl
@alperenalperen24589 жыл бұрын
A very clever demonstration
@CoversTavo3 жыл бұрын
Wow dude... Excellent explanation! :)
@eddyane676 жыл бұрын
It was a shame I discovered this video today. I would have save a lot of questions. It´s great. Thanks
@jeremiahmullikin6 жыл бұрын
That bouncing/jerking motion of the sum of the two unequal amplitude waves (the partial standing wave) is very important to the proper operation of devices (like an EMdrive and Mach Effect thrusters) it appears, which I think are achieving very weak gravitational induction.
@bain58729 жыл бұрын
Very innovative way of showing this Alan. This is where you shine. You had once, awhile back, linked me to an older film produced by bell labs, I think. That film did a great job at flipping my light switch on this subject. You did an excellent job here as well however, your vid was not available then. The only down side of your videos is, I sometimes begin to think I know what I'm doing with RF.....that tends to be dangerous....LOL!
@w2aew9 жыл бұрын
bain5872 Yes, this is the video you were speaking about - totally brilliant! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqDZpqGFrdGMZ80
@bain58729 жыл бұрын
***** Yes, that's the one. Both of you show the exact same concept but in different ways and I agree, both are brilliant, indeed! I think persons tend to see electrical waves as a mysterious electrical process that clouds their judgement. The thing that really put my feet on the ground is seeing, in both the AT&T film and your probing the open line with the detector, that it is a physical process taking place inside the conductor. I think this distinction is what was needed to grasp the subject, at least for me it was. Again, great job as always.
@sherwintiongson81974 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video.
@gurgen_a7 жыл бұрын
Really good demonstration!
@AllTheFasteners2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! Did you create the sliding waveforms by triggering on a sine wave of a slightly different frequency to the forward and reflected?
@w2aew2 жыл бұрын
Precisely.
@DucatiMTS12004 жыл бұрын
Magic explanation and demo!
@psp100049 жыл бұрын
RF black magic, utterly fascinating.
@bblod48967 жыл бұрын
At 9:27... So, it seems that where one places the SWR meter along the transmission line affects the reading. How could I find the optimal point and what about added jumper length? Now my head hurts.
@DAVET389 жыл бұрын
Another very interesting video Alan. Thank you.
@bblod48967 жыл бұрын
At 4:41...Does that mean coax length is critical for both reducing SWR and where you insert the meter to read SWR?
@sevenoseven84946 жыл бұрын
lol, i asked the same question. not as straight forward as you did, but the same question none the less.
@funkyironman696 жыл бұрын
No I think it's just the matching of the termination that determines SWR. You can use a slotted line to measure SWR, you do that by sampling the standing wave at different points.
@funkyironman696 жыл бұрын
Oh nvm, he pretty much makes a slotted line with the strip line later in the video. good demo.
@dannybeckett012 жыл бұрын
Extremely good demo
@greggleslarue4 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos. Like others comments KZbin has become a much greater source of practical learning than university ever was. In this video or one linked in the description you briefly mentioned the RF “jumping” off the transmission cable/antenna. I thought you mentioned that the RF voltage off the antenna was much greater than the cable voltage and a source of the reflected wave. Is there more to it than that? If so a video would be much appreciated.