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SWR from the Load: Reflection Coefficient, ABS and the Meter Reading Backwards

Lesson 3 of 816 minLab

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You compute the reflection coefficient and the SWR for six resistive loads on a 50 Ω line, flag the loads above the fictional radio's limit and turn a meter reading back into |Γ|.

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