Cecil Moore wrote:
Gene Fuller wrote:

You may believe it is obvious, but it is not quite clear what you are
trying to show in that figure. On the left side, traveling wave, it
appears that "magnitude" means Io. On the right side, standing wave,
it appears that "magnitude" means Io cos(kx).


No, both plots are for I(x,t). The magnitude of the traveling wave
current is constant while the phase changes with 'x'. The phase of
the standing wave current is constant while the magnitude changes
with 'x'. They are virtually opposites of each other.

It is of little value to look at some sort of overall envelope for the
traveling wave.


Both currents are phasor RMS values along with their phases.

I am reporting *exactly* what EZNEC reports. If you don't like
that, talk W7EL into reporting something different.

Cecil,

Perhaps I was not clear. I understand the plots, and I have no question
that they show what EZNEC provides.

My question is why you feel there is anything of significance or
anything for the "gurus" to ponder.

As I explained, the curves are mostly a comparison of apples to oranges.
One (standing wave) shows the peak current at when the cos(wt) factor is
at a maximum. The other (traveling wave) shows the envelope of all the
current shapes over time. They are really two different entities, and
they have virtually no application to the topic featured in the past
17,000 messages.

What you call the "magnitude" of the traveling wave never actually
represents the current over the length of wire at any point in time.

73,
Gene
W4SZ