Cecil, W5DXP wrote:
"---isn`t everything moot after Kraus tells us that the antenna coil can
cause a 180 degree phase reversal?"

Yes. The Kraus example is a resonant circuit of a coil which with its
inherent self capacitance which can produce a leading or lagging total
impedance, depending on frequency.

B. Whitfield Griffith, Jr. demonstrates this with a series LRC circuit
on page 108 of "Radio-Electronic Transmission Fundamentals".

Total impedance, Zt = R+jomegaL-J/omegaC.

Griffith tabulates ZL, ZC, and Zt for 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8 MHz.
R=30 ohms at all frequencies.

2.4 MHz, j226ZL, -265ZC, 30-j39Zt
2.5 MHz, j236ZL, -j255ZC, 30-j19Zt
2.6 MHz, j245ZL, -j245ZC, 30-j0Zt
2.7 MHz, j254ZL, -j236ZC, 30+j18Zt
2.8 MHz, j264ZL, -j227ZC, 30+j37Zt

Griffith also gives Zt in polar coordinates but I don`t need to copy
that to show that reactance can be either positive or negative in a
circuit with both inductance and capacitance.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI