Tom Donaly wrote:
The problem is
when a gentleman, such as ... unlamented you, write that
an antenna, or a clarinet _is_ a transmission line.

But Tom, page 18 of "Antenna Theory" by Balanis,
shows how a transmission line can be opened up
to cause it to radiate. A dipole is indeed a leaky
transmission line. During steady-state, it loses
about 20% of the power stored in the standing
waves to radiation. Maxwell's laws don't change
from transmission lines to wire antennas.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com