Cecil wrote,

Tdonaly wrote:
I wrote "charge," not "energy." There's a difference. Cecil writes that
current, by which I think he means charge, can flow into both ends of
a coil at the same time. He's right, if he indeed is talking about charge
and not current, in which case, the charge density will increase in some
part of the coil, energy will be stored in an electric field, and the coil
will
be acting just like a capacitor (with the capacitance to free space
understood).

Nice crawfishing job, Tom. The direction of charge flow is the same as
the direction of current flow, assuming electron current flow (as opposed
to hole current flow). If charge is flowing into each end of the coil at
the same time, then instantaneous current is, by definition, flowing into
each end of the coil at the same time for 1/2 of the RF cycle. Good to
see you coming to your senses like I knew you would.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



Instantaneous current changes with time in a standing wave but it doesn't
go anywhere. The only way current can go anywhere is to be part of a
travelling wave, in which case it stays the same in time, but travels in
space. You want it to do both, Cecil, and that doesn't happen very often.
73,
Tom Donaly
(PS Check your definition of current, again.)