On 26 Dec 2007, 12:02, Jim Kelley wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
What I said is the voltage and
current in a standing wave are *always* 90 degrees out of
phase and it is impossible to generate heat when the voltage
and current are 90 degrees out of phase.

So then shouldn't one expect coax to be heated uniformly along its
length at a high SWR?

73, ac6xg

Would it not be the current flowing on the outside copper of the
coax fighting to transfer to ground while traveling to the
transmitter ground as would happen if you chose the wrong
antenna to transmit on?
Art