Cecil Moore wrote:
Could it be that a monopole is a "STANDING WAVE ANTENNA"?

Here's an EZNEC simulation of a 1/4WL monopole. It is
a 1/4WL stub with the wire resistivity adjusted to
simulate monopole radiation. The standing wave current
distribution (lack of phase) and feedpoint resistance
are similar to a monopole.

http://www.w5dxp.com/stub_dip.EZ

Add a short at the top and a load of 600 ohms in the
shorted segment and observe the traveling wave.

http://www.w5dxp.com/stubsht.EZ

Turn on the current phase display and observe the
traveling wave phase shift.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com
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