Dave wrote:
This is all because 'standing waves' don't exist! they are a figment of
early experimenter's attempts to make tuning measurements on open wire lines
using improvised tools. Because the current or voltage peaks and dips they
were measuring seemed to be wave shaped and occured at intervals of 1/2
wavelength along their feedlines, and didn't move, they called them
'standing waves'. A complete misnomer, but quite adequate for the purpose
they were used for... and are still used for. Though today we understand
that the effect is caused by the superposition of forward and reflected
waves and can measure the separate component waves, the legacy term still
remains in common use.

Not only does it remain in common use, but it dictates
reality for some folks, at least in their own mind.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com