‰  NOW 15 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2012 QST  PAGE 50  ‰

FORWARD DIRECTION DO.  WITH EACH TRIP BACK AND FORTH IN THE FEED LINE, MORE
ENERGY IS DISSIPATED AS HEAT.  THIS PUTS A LIMIT ON HOW HIGH A VOLTAGE CAN
BE BUILT UP BY THE RESULTING STANDING WAVES.  IF THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE IS
LIMITED, SO TOO IS THE MAXIMUM CURRENT THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED AT THE LOAD.
TO FIND OUT JUST HOW MUCH LOSS IS INVOLVED, WE NEED TO CALCULATE THE TOTAL
LOSS OF THE LINE WITH A GIVEN TERMINATION.  THERE ARE CHARTS THAT SHOW THE
ADDITIONAL LOSS WHICH MUST BE ADDED WHEN THE SWR IS GREATER THAN 1 1 BUT
‰  END OF 15 WPM TEXT  ‚