Jim Kelley wrote:
There is still no circumstance where you can have standing waves and
nothing else. It's a ridiculous thing to say.

It was a colloquial choice of words which I previously
defined as meaning exactly the same thing as "pure
standing wave".

If I say, "There's nothing but bicycles on this
road today", would you say that's ridiculous because
there is also dirt on the road? (Yes, you would).

'Pure standing wave' is a more useful term.

If that will keep your panties from getting bunched
up, I am all for it.
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73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com