On Jan 11, 8:27 pm, Gene Fuller wrote:
Everything I said above is exactly correct.

Sorry Gene, almost everything you said about standing waves is false
and some simple math will prove it. Please stop acting like a spoiled
brat long enough to understand the following facts of physics.

Assume the forward wave and reflected wave have the same magnitude. At
one point on the line:

The forward voltage is 100v at 0 deg and the forward current is 1 amp
at 0 degrees.

The reflected voltage is 100v at 90 degrees and the reflected current
is 1 amp at 270 degrees. Perform the simple phasor addition to find
the magnitude and phase of the standing wave at that point.

The standing wave voltage is 141v at 45 deg and the standing wave
current is 1.414 amps at -45 deg. The standing wave voltage and
current are *always* 90 degrees apart which means the standing wave E-
field and H-field are necessarily either zero or 180 degrees apart.

141*1.414*cos(90) = zero watts = ExH = E*H*sin(A) = standing-wave
Poynting vector

Therefore, the angle A between the standing wave E-field and H-field
is either zero or 180 degrees. That doesn't meet the definition of a
TEM wave. Therefore, standing waves are *NOT* TEM waves and Hecht was
right about that notion.

Until you (and others) hit the books and correct your false concepts,
you are going to continue to exhibit your considerable ignorance of
this subject, your alleged education notwithstanding.

I believe that, in the long run, the technical truth will will out
over all the ignorance, obfuscation, and ad hominem attacks.
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com