On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:11:56 -0500
Cecil Moore wrote:

Roger Sparks wrote:
While it is logical to add the voltages from Column B and Column C,
the two voltages are often in opposition so they are not "seen" by Rs.
As a result, we must have a reflection from Rs that I am not taking
into account.

It's not a "reflection" of a single wave, Roger, it is
a "redistribution" of energy caused by superposition
of two waves accompanied by interference. Eugene Hecht
explains it all in Chapter 9: Interference in "Optics".

For anyone who thinks he is already omniscient
about EM waves, I would highly recommend reading
Hecht's chapter on interference.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

I had to chuckle when I read this Cecil. First I looked up the word "omniscient" to refresh my memory about meaning, but then I thought "anyone who thinks he is omniscient is not about to read the works of others and learn new tricks". Just human nature.

You can see from my postings that I am still trying to better understand the wave and reflections, still looking how to describe the energy distribution within the cycle. The storage of the redistributed energy must be close to the wires of the circuit so we should be able to describe it mathmatically, if I just knew how. We are probably close on the spreadsheet, but it is not yet crystal clear in my mind.

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73, Roger, W7WKB