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Old November 2nd 07, 11:14 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore[_2_] Cecil Moore[_2_] is offline
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Roy Lewallen wrote:
Richard Harrison wrote:
The incident and reflected components of electric field exactly
cancel at the surface of a perfect reflector due to the short-circuit.


But the incident and reflected components of the magnetic field don't.
Is that cool or what?


It's simply another example of the conservation of
energy principle in action.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com