Cecil Moore wrote:

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That statement is a violation of the wave reflection
model. Do you really believe that when you look
yourself in the mirror that those reflections are
devoid of energy? If so, please feel free to prove
your assertion.


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Yes, perhaps the wave reflection model is wrong but
that makes your argument not with me, but with Ramo,
Whinnery, Johnson, Chipman, Slater, Hecht, and Walter
Maxwell. Good luck on winning that one.

Cecil,

I have completely stayed away from any comments in this thread, but one
thing has caught my attention. You repeatedly refer to the "wave
reflection model" almost as if it was the equivalent of the Grand
Unified Theory.

I did a little bit of the cheap modern day replacement for research by
Googling "wave reflection model". Some 455 references came back. Of
course many of those references are irrelevant to the topic at hand, but
of the ones that seemed to be related to transmission lines and/or RF,
it appears that all of the references come back to you.

I tried adding Ramo, Whinnery, Johnson, Chipman, Slater, Hecht, and
Walter Maxwell to the search (one at a time) and came up with no hits,
other than your references.

Perhaps your specific interpretation of the writings of the masters to
form your "wave reflection model" is part of the source of the disagreement.

Do you have a concise reference to exactly what you mean by "wave
reflection model"?

There is no need to explain reflection, interference, conservation of
energy, or any other standard wave phenomenon. I am merely seeking the
definition of "wave reflection model" or a lead to any other reference
that uses that terminology.

73,
Gene
W4SZ