Keith Dysart wrote:
They are the real current and voltage. I can measure them
with voltmeters and ammeters.

They are the *NET* current and voltage. You can separate
them into their elementary components with directional
couplers.

"Forward and reflected power" are derived from the
real voltage and current.

From the *NET* voltage and current by someone who understands
the nature of forward and reflected EM waves.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com