Cecil wrote,

Strangely enough, that won't do it, Jim. A coil equivalent to 1/2WL
reverses the phase of the current such that current is flowing into
both ends at the same time. According to some gurus, that violates
Kirchhoff's laws. But Kraus shows how phase-reversing coils are
used in collinear arrays. Reckon Kraus knows he is violating Kirchhoff's
laws?

For a real-world air-core coil to exhibit identical currents at the
input and output, it would have to be one wavelength long, lossless,
and non-radiating. That's a pretty tall order just to support an
old wives' tale. :-)
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



You need to go back to school, Cecil. Anyone can stick a coil -
or a capacitor for that matter - between two similar antiresonant circuits
and find a frequency where the two circuits are in phase without resorting
to calling the coil - or capacitor - 1/2WL. There's also a frequency where
the two circuits are 180 deg. out of phase, but current isn't flowing into
two ends of the coil - or capacitor - at the same time. I hope
there's no on this newsgroup gullible enough to take your
fractured circuit theory seriously.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH