ABCs of Smith Charts For the Beginner

This video illustrates the uttermost fundamentals of Smith Charts. It teaches the viewer how to read a Smith Chart. It then goes on to show the fundamentals of antenna tuning through the use of the Smith Chart. Capacitance (series and parallel), inductance (series and parallel), and additional transmission line length are linked showing Smith Chart dependencies. Putting a Smith Chart to work is another matter most easily accomplished with the help of SimSmith.