[time-nuts] A Research Proposal

[jimlux]

On 7/8/19 7:05 PM, Dana Whitlow wrote:
> I'm surprised that the VF of HV transmission lines is noticeably less than
> unity, given
> that the dielectric is just air.  Or does the distributed resistance do all
> the damage?
> 


It's all about L and C  that creates the delay - propagation constant is 
proportional to 1/sqrt(L*C), Z is sqrt(L/C)

So you see those funky delay line coaxes with Z=1000 ohms - a spiral 
center conductor(with a magnetic core) jacks up the L.


Check out the link to the lecture notes I had...