Cecil Moore wrote:
3. Load the top of the coil with its characteristic
impedance as indicated by the source's amplitude and
phase being equal to the load's amplitude and phase.

Misspoke there. The load's amplitude is equal to the
sources's amplitude. The load's phase is 90 degrees
out of phase with the source's phase.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

I have succeeded in using EZNEC to model a coil sans
reflected current. Eliminating the reflected current
clearly shows the phase shift of the forward current
through the coil.

I modeled a 75m Texas Bugcatcher coil terminated in
its characteristic impedance of 2745 ohms at its
self-resonant frequency of 7.96 MHz which essentially
eliminated the reflected current. The 90 degree phase
shift at self-resonance is clearly visible. That EZNEC
file can be downloaded from:

http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp/coil505.EZ

Switch from 7.96 MHz to 3.8 MHz and change the load
from 2745 ohms to 1975 ohms. The phase shift through
the coil on 75m is clearly ~38 degrees.

I compiled the forward current magnitude and phase
into an EXCEL file and generated the graphics for
the self-resonant frequency of 7.96 MHz. That
file can be downloaded from:

http://www.w5dxp.com/coil505.xls
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil Moore wrote:
I have succeeded in using EZNEC to model a coil sans
reflected current.

I've pulled together a new web page covering the subject
of the phase shift through a 75m Bugcatcher coil. It
uses EZNEC to take a look at the phase shift through
the coil after reflections through the coil have been
minimized by resistive loading.

http://www.w5dxp.com/current2.htm
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com