Jim Kelley wrote:
You do understand what a standing wave pattern is, right?

At any instant of time at a standing wave current maximum point
(loop, antinode), the charge carriers are either moving toward
the load (ends of the dipole) or toward the source (feedpoint).
By convention, if the charge carriers are moving away from the
source, the current, dQ/dt, is positive. If the charge carriers
are moving toward the source, by convention, the current dQ/dt
is negative. Even standing wave current cannot stand still and
there are only two directions available in a wire. If the
current is not zero, it changes directions every 1/2 cycle.

Standing wave current is the sum of the forward current and
reflected current both of which are flowing.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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