Jim Kelley wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:

Jim Kelley wrote:
Roy is absolutely right, Cecil. Interact is a very poor choice of
terms in this discussion.

Roy did NOT say "interact" was a poor choice of terms.

That's correct. I said that interact is a poor choice of terms.

But you implied that is what Roy said just above.

chose to use it as did Hecht. Hecht says waves interact.
Roy says they don't interact.

As I said, Roy is correct.

Roy is right and Hecht is wrong??? Shirley, you jest.
Remember, Roy is the guy who stands by his use of
standing wave current to measure phase shift through
a loading coil. Phase shift in standing wave current
doesn't exist in a wire or in a coil or anywhere else.

And the funny thing is, you say that even you know of instances in
which the net fields are zero, and yet the waves propagate beyond that
point.

Where do the reflected waves go that propagate beyond that
point and are measured as zero amplitude by a Bird wattmeter?
Dr. Best said those zero energy canceled waves propagate right
into the source. What effect do waves of zero energy have? Are
you making that same stupid assertion? Watch out! Here comes
another one of those zero energy waves - good grief, look
at the size of that zero energy wave - it must be infinite.
What is infinity times zero? :-)

If you would wade through
the S-Parameter analysis with me, you would understand.

I think you just like to argue.

No, I honestly think we would pinpoint our differences. But,
of course, you would never agree to such.

If the S parameter analysis addressed where you are going wrong, then
that might be worthwhile.

Well then, let's do it and you can show me exactly where
I am going wrong. When I realize that I am wrong, I am the
first to admit it. My goal is to learn and I don't learn
anything new when I am right.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com