No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
gareth wrote:
"Brian Reay" wrote in message
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He is confusing the current and voltage distribution plots for waves.
No, there is no confusion on my part. Please explain why you think
that, for I fear that there may be confusion on your part.
Plus,
an RF wave has a magnetic component.
Well, i think we all knew that.
That can't exist IN the antenna
element as it is conductor.
Yes, and no, for it is the magnetic componentry in the wire
that causes the skin effect.
Magnetic fields can exist in a conductor.
Electromagnetic fields can not exist in a conductor.
--
Jim Pennino
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