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AC6LA Software - T-Line Math

This document discusses two Excel workbooks that contain formulas for transmission line modeling and measurement. The first workbook called T-Line Model.xls shows the mathematical model used for transmission lines. The second workbook, T-Line Measure.xls, shows how to obtain the characteristic impedance and propagation constant of a transmission line from open and short circuit impedance measurements. Both workbooks use Excel's complex number functions and may be used with OpenOffice Calc.

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AC6LA Software - T-Line Math

This document discusses two Excel workbooks that contain formulas for transmission line modeling and measurement. The first workbook called T-Line Model.xls shows the mathematical model used for transmission lines. The second workbook, T-Line Measure.xls, shows how to obtain the characteristic impedance and propagation constant of a transmission line from open and short circuit impedance measurements. Both workbooks use Excel's complex number functions and may be used with OpenOffice Calc.

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Transmission Line Math

These two workbooks show various formulas that are used when dealing with transmission
lines.

T-Line
Model.xls
shows the
details of the
mathematical
model for
transmission
lines that is
used by the
Zplots and
TLDetails
applications.

T-Line
Measure.xls
shows how the
characteristic
impedance Zo
and the
propagation
constant γ
(gamma) may
be obtained
from two basic
impedance
measurements,
one with the
transmission
line terminated
with an open
circuit and a
second with a
short circuit
termination.

The math
behind using
open/short
measurements
to determine
transmission
line
characteristics
is described in
section 7.5, pp.
134-136, of the
Chipman text
(Robert A.
Chipman,
Theory and
Problems of
Transmission
Lines, 1968).
You can read
those three
pages here.

Also, W8WWV
wrote up some
thoughts on
this technique.

Both workbooks make use of the Excel complex


number functions. Under Excel 2003 and earlier,
click on Tools > Add-Ins and make sure "Analysis
ToolPak" is checked. Under Excel 2007 and later
no special action is needed.

Download:
Download T-Line Model.xls and/or T-Line Measure.xls. Free.

Neither of these workbooks contain macros. They may be used with Open Office Calc.

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