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Is this related to Cardioid patterns for directional microphones?


No. The RF equivalent of that would be an antenna pattern. The smith chart is a particular mapping of complex impedance that allows for fairly straightforward calculation and visualization of things like conjugate matches. It's related to the impedance plots for speakers, but audio engineers generally don't use it. RF engineers will plot impedance vs frequency on it though. If you come across curlicue plots on it, those are typically frequency sweeps i.e. they plot impedance vs frequency. You might have to look for the frequency legend or endpoints.


No. Sorry, that is not a helpful comparison.




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