Cecil Moore wrote:
Jim Kelley wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
I agree that there is a logical contradiction between standing
waves and electromagnetic waves.

Is that the contradiction?

You obviously misunderstood what I was trying to say
so let me expand my statement:

Since contradictions do not exist in reality, any
apparent contradiction between standing EM waves and
traveling EM waves has to exist only in the human mind.
There is no contradiction in the real world. The photons
in a standing wave are moving at the speed of light,
c*VF, not standing still in the standing wave. Believing
that the component traveling waves cease to exist is
the contradiction and cannot occur in reality.

Cecil,

Why do you seem to believe that bringing photons into the discussion
adds any light? (pun intended)

Does the word "photon" sound more hifalutin than "wave"?

It is instructive to follow the lead of Kraus. In the second edition of
"Antennas", on page 19, Kraus notes, "In simplest terms an antenna
converts photons to currents or vice versa."

He then goes on to write nearly 900 pages, and it is not apparent that
he ever again mentions "photon". I did not find any cases in a quick review.

Have you ever seen any technical treatment of HF radiation that actually
used photons in the equations?

73,
Gene
W4SZ