Contrary current flow within a radiator
Richard Fry wrote:
On Jan 14, 12:07 am, Art Unwin wrote:
It has not yet been proven that current does not flow thru
the center of a radiator.
Assuming that significant r-f current exists at the center of a
radiating conductor, where does it go when it reaches the end of that
conductor?
RF
It doesn't "go" anywhere. As the conductor (and it's return path;
ground or whatever) is resonant, the generator sees it as a resistor.
The current is "absorbed" by this "load". But instead of pure heat, an
electromagnetic field ensues. Nothing goes anywhere.
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