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dreamcompiler • today at 2:42 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

The point of a dummy load is to match the impedance so that all the radiative energy gets turned into heat and the transmitter is none the wiser.


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Hoodedcrow • today at 1:32 PM

Also so that any electronics don't get fried. Wi-fi board borking itself would be good, but I'd be worried about it affecting something else down the line.

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zamalek • today at 2:57 AM

Wouldn't reflections be worse (genuinely asking)?

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