Tom Donaly wrote:
"I know you think you can use the simplification of transmission line
theory to explain everything in electromagnetics. Reg seems to think
that`s a valid way of doing things, too."

I had a graduate course in Maxwell`s equations, but had a long rewarding
career without using Maxwell directly.

Reg is an advocate of Oliver Heaviside`s work based on Maxwell. Nothing
wrong with that.

In his 1950 work "Antennas", Kraus has this to say about Maxwell`s
equations:

"Maxwell`s equations are summarized in the tables. The first table gives
Maxwell`s equations in differential form and the second table in
intergral form. The equations are stated for the general case,
free-space case, harmonic-variation case, steady case (static fields but
with conduction currents), and static case (static fields with no
currents). In the table giving the integral form, the equivalence is
also indicated between the various equations and the electrical
potential or emf, the magnetic potential or mmf, the electric current,
the electric flux, and then magnetic flux.

Many texts do very well with no mention of Maxwell despite his
contributions to electromagnetics. That`s too bad, but that`s the way it
is.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI