I was afraid that a mathematical treatment wouldn't be appropriate for
this forum -- it is, after all, an amateur newsgroup -- and it looks
like I was right. It's taken a considerable amount of time to develop
and present the analysis and answer questions as completely as I can,
but it appears from the responses that the time was largely wasted. It's
been my hope that at least a few "lurkers" have gained some insight from
it. If so, please drop me an email letting me know one way or the other
-- don't worry, I'll keep your email confidential. I'd been considering
making up an analytical and quantitative analysis of where the energy
goes in a transmission line. But it's certainly pointless if my analysis
of even the most basic development of line voltage can't be understood
or believed, as seems to be the case.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL