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Old September 16th 15, 05:37 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default It's the standing wave that proves the point!

On 9/16/2015 9:17 AM, gareth wrote:
If any antenna (short or otherwise) radiates all the power that is fed to
it, how come there can be a standing
wave on the antenna when the non-radiated energy reflects from the open end?


Just as the incident wave radiates, the reflected wave radiates. Where
is the contradiction?

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Rick