NAME

       transcalc — analysis and synthesis tool for microwave and RF transmsision lines

SYNOPSIS

       transcalc [-h/--help]  [-v/--version]

DESCRIPTION

       transcalc  is  an  analysis  and synthesis tool for calculating the electrical and physical properties of
       different kinds of RF and microwave transmission lines.

       Transcalc allows you to interactively edit substrate, component, physical and electrical parameters of  a
       given  transmission line. For each type of transmission line, using entry boxes, you can enter values for
       the various parameters, and either calculate its electrical properties (press Analyze button or  function
       key  F3), or use the given electrical requirements to synthesize (press Synthesize button or function key
       F4) physical parameters of the required transmission line.

       When run for the first time  Transcalc        creates  a  .transcalc  directory  under  the  user's  home
       directory, where some configuration information is stored. Transcalc remembers the last transmission line
       parameters used when the user exits and presents those parameters when restarted.

       Calculated  results  are  updated  and  presented  within  the  user interface. Moving the mouse over the
       parameter labels pops up a more helpful tooltip about that parameter. For example,  if  you  wonder  what
       "Er"  stands  for,  move  the  mouse  over it and a helpful tooltip tells you that it stands for relative
       permittivity.

       Transcalc knows and converts between many unit  types  for  length,  frequency,  resistance  and  angles.
       Default  units  can  be  saved  by using the File->Options menu. Calculated results include conductor and
       dielectric losses in decibels (dB).

OPTIONS

       Transcalc has few command line options at this point.

       -v, --version
                 Causes transcalc  to print its version number (a string on the form MAJOR.MINOR, like 0.10)  to
                 the standard  output,  and then exit.

AUTHOR

       transcalc    was    written    by   Gopal   Narayanan   (gopal@astro.umass.edu)   and   Claudio   Girardi
       (claudio.girardi@ieee.org). transcalc is available  at  http://transcalc.sourceforge.net/  (link  to  URL
       http://transcalc.sourceforge.net/) .

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