Cecil Moore wrote:

Jim Kelley wrote:
That
doesn't mean there's more current "going in one end" than is "coming out
of the other end." It's a sophomoric notion.

Nope, it's not, Jim. Current cannot stand still.

You keep saying that as if it was relevant.

The current at the bottom
of the coil is referenced to the source current which in EZNEC, is usually
one amp at zero degrees which, *by convention*, has the RMS value flowing
into the antenna.

Both in to and out of. Not one or the other.

What is a sophomoric notion is your notion that current doesn't flow when
it's associated with a coil.

I have no such notion. It's another of the straw constructs you use to
try to win an argument by any means possible.

Incidentally, this concept of current into the coil and current out of the
coil was introduced by Tom, W8JI who said in the original argument: "If you
look at HOW an inductor works, the current flowing in one terminal ALWAYS
equals the current flowing out the other terminal." Even if Tom was wrong
about the equal currents, he clearly comprehends the AC current flow convention.

Then I observe that neither you nor Tom completely understands standing
waves.

73, Jim AC6XG