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Old December 18th 07, 08:22 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Gene Fuller Gene Fuller is offline
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Cecil Moore wrote:
Roy Lewallen wrote:
The current reported by EZNEC isn't referenced to source phase. The
phases of all currents and voltages -- wire, source, and load -- are
all referenced to the same arbitrary point. Source phase can be
assigned by the user to any value relative to this point.


I'm sorry, Roy, I just changed the source phase in a single
source system and changed nothing else. The reported phase of
the antenna currents changed in step with the source phase.
Since all you did was provide a GUI interface to NEC, might
it be possible that you don't understand how NEC works?


Cecil,

I think you are misunderstanding Roy's response. If the currents were
referenced to the source phase, they would not change when the source
phase was changed. That observable fact that the antenna current phases
do change when the source phase is changed supports Roy's explanation
completely.

73,
Gene
W4SZ