Tom Bruhns wrote:
Cecil, I'm sorry you don't understand that in the presence of
time-varying fields, the potential between two points depends on the
path you take.

I know that, Tom, but we are talking about measuring the RF voltage
between two copper wires one inch apart. The path is well defined.

That's one path.

It is a no brainer. There is no need for obfuscation.

Universally recognized principles of electromagnetics are obfuscation?

The measurement
proves the voltages at the ends of a dipole to be at least a magnitude
higher than the voltage at the feedpoint.

You changed the geometry. But even if you hadn't, you might be
able to say the changing electrical fields are greater at the ends of
a dipole, but not the voltages, because the voltages
aren't uniquely defined.

Are you not aware of how
the ratio of voltage to current varies over 1/4WL of a wire antenna
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


There's not much point in arguing with you Cecil, since you don't want
to countenance the more sophisticated ideas of some of the other
posters to explain what's going on at the ends of a dipole. That's
too bad. You'll give some people the impression that things are
as simple as you say they are when things are not simple
at all. If they were, even an old hick like me could become an
engineer, and the job wouldn't pay much at all.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH