Sorry, this may sound dumb, I think I must have missed the point. Why
are people arguing about current in a loading coil? NEC, and experiment,
seem to provide the answer.

73,

Frank

Hi Frank,
you're right, there shouldn't be any argument. There is more
than one way to make a loading coil. If you will visit Tom Rauch's web
page, you will see that he believes he has a method for making a superior
loading coil for small, mobile antennas. Some of the characters
on this newsgroup have misrepresented what he wrote to assert that he
believes that all loading coils behave as an ideal inductance where
the current at both ends of the inductor are the same. Read what Tom
actually wrote and then go back and look at what these people said he
wrote and you'll see the two aren't the same.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH

Thanks Tom, will read the links so will better understand what the arguments
are about.

73,

Frank