On Sep 23, 7:09*pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
At the ends of a 1/2WL dipole, the forward current and
reflected currents are equal in amplitude and opposite
phase. Therefore, destructive interference with no
radiation.

At the center of a 1/2WL dipole, the forward current
and reflected current are in phase and interfere
constructively. Therefore, RADIATION!

Just to note that far-field radiation is produced, to some extent,
from all distances between the two ends of a 1/2WL linear dipole and
its feedpoint terminals.

RF