Agreed! Save the brain power - buy a 2D solver. I have this book and its an excellent source on how to "transform" transmission lines into computer code. There are many Phds in the business doing exactly that and all at your fingertips - with a good 2D solver. Best Regards Charles Grasso Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Pager/Short Message: 3032042974@xxxxxxxxx Email: charles.grasso@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Email Alternate: chasgrasso@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Cantrell Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:39 AM To: Mark_Burford@xxxxxxxxxxx; RGeorgerian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Transmission lines: book commentary Richard, Have to agree with Mark. Closed form solutions, even advanced ones, fall apart when you use them in coupled line calculations. The error can approach 30%. Might as well flip a coin. You can't design with them at today's geometries and speeds. Ken -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Burford Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:08 AM To: RGeorgerian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Transmission lines: book commentary Hi Richard,=3D20 I have done masses of research back to the 50s where a guy called S. Cohn developed the first methods and equations for doing as you say. Some people got very advanced at doing this and achieved almost 1% error. I have that book and others have recommended it as it provides insight into how transmission lines work and how to model them. As I am sure 90 percent or more of people on this list will tell you, go get a 2D field solver! Worth their weight in gold! However we have seen variations in the results each of these can give as well for like for like geometries. As I see it, computer modelling code becomes inaccurate much more quickly than field solving code ever would if in fact it ever would. Cheers Mark Mark Burford mburford@xxxxxxxxxxx=3D20 07782134422 =3D20 -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Georgerian, Richard Sent: 11 July 2006 16:44 To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Transmission lines: book commentary Greetings All, Has anyone read the book, Digital Transmission Lines - Computer Modelling and Analysis, by Kenneth D. Granzow? He has included several programs done in C to calculate capacitance and inductance of different transmission line configurations. I don't have too much experience in C, so has anyone tried these programs to see how they compare to other similar programs. Thanks. 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