Reference Documents

These are some of the most influential authors that have contributed greatly to my understanding of radio and AC Theory in general.

Jeff Anderson (K6JCA)

• https://k6jca.blogspot.com/

• https://k6jca.blogspot.com/search/label/Quarter-wave%20Transformer

• https://k6jca.blogspot.com/2021/10/revisiting-maxwells-tutorial-concerning.html

David Knight (G3YNH)

• https://www.g3ynh.info/zdocs/index.html

Steven Best (VE9SRB)

• https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37276723400

Walter Maxwell (W2DU)

• http://www.w3pga.org/Antenna%20Books/Reflections%20III.pdf

Ward  Harriman (AE6TY)

• http://www.ae6ty.com/Smith_Charts.html
  
  

Misc other authors (there have literally been hundreds)

• Lloyd Butler (VK5BR): http://users.tpg.com.au/users/ldbutler/MeritsOWLine.pdf

• Bill Leonard (N0CU): http://www.na0tc.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=technical:balun_p2_website.pdf

• Karinya: http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/tuner_match/

• Larry Benko (W0QE): https://www.w0qe.com/SimSmith.html

• Lucia A. Lorona (W6WQC): Antennas and Feedlines

• Rick Westerman (DJ0IP): https://www.dj0ip.com/

• Owen Duffy (VK2OMD):  https://www.owenduffy.net

• Tom Rauch (W8JI): https://www.w8ji.com/

Articles of great importance
Steven Best's publications in QEX Magazine
QEX_Jan_2001_Wave Mechanics of Transmission lines, Part1_Equivalence of Wave reflection analysis and the transmission line equation

  QEX_Jul_2001_Wave Mechanics of Transmission lines, Part2 Where does reflected power go

  QEX_Nov_2001_Wave Mechanics of Transmission lines, Part3, Power Delivery and Impedance matching