On Jun 4, 6:35*am, K1TTT wrote:
The easiest explanation though is still the intuitive one, the
solution of the wave equation derived from maxwell's equations results
in the proportionality constant of 1/c^2 which requires the speed of
the wave to be c in the medium where it is evaluated, there is no way
to get that from the standing wave equation since it is obviously
stationary wrt space.

Thanks David, that's good news. It apparently means that the arguments
based on energy not crossing a current node boundary in a standing
wave are invalid - since that singular condition violates the boundary
conditions for Maxwell's equations. So does the "standing wave energy
standing still" argument. Not only does the photonic nature of EM
waves require them to travel at the speed of light in the medium, but
so does Maxwell's equations.

Such knowledge also has ramifications for the technique of using the
current on a standing wave antenna to try to predict the delay through
a loading coil. If a Maxwell equation analysis of such a condition
yields bogus results, how can simple current phase measurements be
trusted? If the component traveling waves associated with a loading
coil were used in order to obtain a valid Maxwell equation analysis, I
wonder what would be the predicted delay through the coil?
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com