Hi Richard,

I am not going to spend any more time on this topic, but I will answer
the "5 phase" question. I am not going to try for extreme precision, so
I suspect the nit-pickers will have a field day.

1. The classic relationship between current and voltage in a reactive
environment.

2. The time and space connection in a traveling wave, the "kz-wt" term.

3. The amplitude shape factor in a standing wave, the "kz" term.

4. Fixed offsets that effectively show different starting times for
waves. For example, "kz-wt" vs. "kz-wt-d".

5. The sign reversal every half-wave on a long antenna. This is merely a
reflection of the periodic nature of a cosine function, but it is often
called a "phase reversal".


There are more, I am sure, but these are the ones that I specifically
saw in the first 1000 or so postings in this thread.


73,
Gene
W4SZ

Richard Harrison wrote:
Gene, W4SZ wrote:
"A major part of the ongoing debate is careless use of "phase" as if it
has a single definition."

If Gene has counted at least five different uses in this thread, what
are they?

Phase is defined as 1) The angular relationship between current and
voltage in alternating-current (a-c) circuits. 2) The number of separate
voltage waves in a commercial a-c supply such as single-phase,
three-phase, etc. 3) The time that has elapsed measured from some origin
as a frection of one complete period of a periodic function.

I don`t think the problem in the debate is that the participants don`t
know the circumference of a circle is 2 pi radians or 360-degrees, or
that 360-degrees equals a complete period or one wavelength.

The problem is that some participants don`t admit their mistakes and
hope they are unnoticed or can be hidden by plenty of nonsense. J.J.
Rousseau swore to consecrate his life to the truth. So did Lucy Ball,
but she recommended fibbing about one`s age. It is hard to keep a vow to
be truthful but it is good for the environment.

Too many here struggle for status by hook or crook and fib when the
truth would work better.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI