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There are a lot of lines and curves on the Smith Chart. Some have said to me that it looks like something we could have made on a Spirograph toy. I had to admit, they were right.
In this video I hope to demystify the Smith Chart by identifying the basic lines and points of interest in it.
By the end of the video you should have at least a passing understanding of the Smith Chart and it should be quite so intimidating.
00:05 Introduction
01:49 Normalized Values
03:46 Resistive (Real) Circles
04:38 Reactive (Imaginary) Circles
06:42 SWR Circles
08:15 SHORTS and OPENS when working with Impedance
09:07 SHORTS and OPENS when working with Admittance
11:04 Direction of Travel: Everything in Wavelengths
12:22 Equation: Electrical Length and Physical Length
13:30 "Toward the Generator" = CW
14:04 "Away from the Generator" = CCW
15:34 IMPORTANT! Observe how the wavelengths work on the edge
16:34 Parting Comments and Toodle-oots!
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