"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Jim Kelley wrote:
This idea that more current is flowing into one end than flows out of
the other is really not particularly illustrative of anything. It's
just creating misunderstandings, and a reluctance to accept an otherwise
valid argument.

Cecil,
You stated below that the assumption is that forward current is "assumed" to
be a constant magnitude.

I am not sure what that assumption entails because of the following:
In a 1/2 wave dipole the current is not uniform but sinosoidal, if the
current was uniform then the same energy
on the assumption that the maximum current in the center of the dipole is
maintained would be dispenced by a radiator not of wavelength over two but
a radiator of wavelength over 'Pi"
So when you refer to constant current with respect to an
inductance, is the free length of such related to a half wave length or the
same over Pi.? I am trying to look at the problem thru your eyes with
respect to phase change,
wavelength and all that stuff to get a better understanding of your view
point.
Regards
Art



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", where the forward current
is assumed to be a constant magnitude through the coil snip

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73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp