PIRA 5N10.00 TRANSMISSION LINES AND ANTENNAS

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
5N10.00Transmission Lines and Antennas
5N10.10model transmission linePIRA 1000
5N10.10model transmission line - lamps5N10.10
5N10.10transmission of powerEh-4Five 200 W bulbs connected in series along resistance wire.
5N10.10model transmission line - lampsE-162Six lamps are connected across two thin wires strung along the lecture bench.
5N10.10voltage dropE-2cVoltages are measured successively across four 300 W bulbs.
5N10.13drift velocityAJP 55(1),22Move a Hall specimen perpendicular to the magnetic field in the opposite direction to the drift motion of carriers with exactly the drift velocity compensates for the Hall voltage.
5N10.15HV line modelPIRA 1000
5N10.15H.T. transmissionE-244A model transmission line with a lamp for a load that shows a loss unless transformers are used to boost voltage up and back.
5N10.16power loss in transmission lineE-3gA circuit demonstrates that the efficiency of power transmission increases with increased voltage. Variac, light bulb bank, meters, line resistance. Reference: AJP 21(2),110.
5N10.20model transmission line - phasesPIRA 1000
5N10.20model transmission line - phase33-6.1A model transmission line is made of a series of sixty series inductors and shunt capacitors. An oscilloscope is used to show delay times and phase relationships.
5N10.21wave propagationAJP 53(6),563A demonstration of wave propagation in a toroidal transmission line with periodic variation of the wave phase velocity around the line.
5N10.22wave propagation in aluminumAJP 48(5),417Show amplitude decay and change in phase for waves propagating through an aluminum wedge or large sheet.
5N10.25dispersion in non-inductive cable33-6.3A model cable made of 150 series resistors and parallel capacitors shows delay and dispersion with meters at each end.
5N10.26dispersion circuitAJP 47(5),429A set of T filters with the input and output impedances matched are used to show dispersion of a short pulse.
5N10.27dispersion of an EM pulseAJP 37(8),783A microwave demonstration where as a sine wave burst is generated and the dispersion is observed in a slotted line waveguide with a sampling scope.
5N10.30reflections in a coax5N10.30
5N10.30propagation in a coaxAJP 29(2),123A circuit using a wetted-contact mercury relay gives a pulse with a very fast rise time.
5N10.30pulses on a coaxAJP 29(2),ixReflections in a coax using the Tektronix 545A delayed trigger.
5N10.30propagation velocity in coax33-6.2Using a square wave generator and oscilloscope, propagation time in 1', 20', and 40' of coax are compared. Diagrams
5N10.40reflections in a coaxPIRA 500
5N10.50Lecher wiresPIRA 500
5N10.50Lecher wires5N10.50A 80 MHz generator is coupled to a long transmission line and standing waves are demonstrated with neon and filament lamp probes.
5N10.50Lecher wiresEp-13Standing waves are set up on parallel wires from an 80 MHz generator.
5N10.50Lecher wiresA-37Standing electromagnetic waves are coupled from an UHF oscillator to parallel wires.
5N10.50Lecher wiresDisc 21-13Standing waves are generated on parallel wires by a radio transmitter. An incandescent bulb placed across the wires indicates voltage maxima.
5N10.52Lecher barsS-2e.3Two six foot iron rods are used in a Lecher system with a fluorescent lamp detector.
5N10.55microwave standing wavesPIRA 1000
5N10.55microwave standing waves33-7.7Measure the wavelength of a microwave transmitter by using a movable mirror to set up standing waves.
5N10.55microwave standing wavesDisc 21-15Standing waves are set up between a microwave transmitter and a metal sheet. The receiver is moved between the two and the signal strength is displayed on a LED bar graph.
5N10.60radiation from a dipolePIRA 500
5N10.60radiation from a dipole5N10.60
5N10.60radiation from a dipoleEp-12A flashlight bulb on a dipole detects radiation from an 80Mhz generator.
5N10.60radio wavesDisc 21-11Show radiation with a 100 MHz dipole transmitter and hand held dipole receiver with a flashlight bulb detector.
5N10.61radiation and polarizationA-38Polarization of radiation from a dipole antenna is checked with a hand-held dipole antenna with lamp indicator.
5N10.63dipole radiation computer simulationAJP 52(12),1150R.H Good report on his Apple II dipole radiation simulation. Excellent and free.
5N10.65directional antennaA-39A directional antenna for use with a UHF oscillator.
5N10.70waveguide normal modesAJP 55(7),662Morie pattern type demonstration of normal modes in a waveguide.
5N10.80EM vectors6-4.2A dynamic model for demonstrating electric and magnetic vectors in an electromagnetic field. Picture, Diagrams.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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