Cecil,

You nicely ducked the question, again.

This is not about philosophy, existentialism, the meaning of life,
planetary orbits, or any other such fluff.

Again, how do you know the "reality" for your transmission line in free
space?

This is a straightforward question. Do you have data? Do you have a
reference that you consider reality? Are you basing your reality on a
model? Is it just a matter of blind faith? Something else?

You have many times made similar remarks about us "stupid folks" who get
misled by math models. How do you get your information?


As for the E- and H-fields, this just gets more amusing by the minute.

73,
Gene
W4SZ

Cecil Moore wrote:
Gene Fuller wrote:

How do you know that "reality" is correct and the "math model" is wrong?


With a ridiculous question like that, I rest my case! Reality is
*always* correct. If the math model disagrees with reality, it is
simply wrong! Do you really think that what happens only in your
mind is reality? As my Mother once said, "If that's what you think,
think again!"

Example: The 19th century math model didn't explain the orbit of
Mercury. Do you think you can control the orbit of Mercury in
your mind? I suppose in your world, you really can do that.

The second paragraph is even more curious. Do you have a reference for
this migration of energy from the H-field to supply the suffering
E-field? I must have missed that day in class.


You were probably out with a cold that day in kindergarten. It's
called "conservation of energy". If the ratio of the E-field to
the H-field is a constant, any change in either one will result
in a change in the other. This is a well known and accepted fact
of physics in the field of optics. How did you miss it? Hint: What
happens to isotropic radiation in 3D space? Both the E-field and
H-field decrease in value per square meter and THEIR RATIO STAYS
EXACTLY THE SAME.

FYI, the characteristic impedance or index of refraction forces the
ratio of the E-field to the H-field to a constant value. When a
forward wave in a 50 ohm transmission line encounters a 50 ohm
to 300 ohm impedance discontinuity, the ratio of the voltage to
current in the forward wave changes from 50 to 300. I'm extremely
surprised that you don't know and don't accept that fact of physics.
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73, Cecil, W5DXP