Cecil, W5DXP wrote:
"A 1/4WL monopole over ground is known to be 90 degrees long. The phase
of the current changes by only a few degrees from feedpoint to tip. How
much phase shift (delay) in the current would we measure in 30 degrees
of a monopole? Answer: Only one or two degrees. Why is there only a
small number of degrees of phase shift (delay) in the current in 30
degrees of monopole? Because it is "standing-wave current" that is being
used for the measurement and the phase barely changes over the entire
monopole length."

The current distribution and phase along a 1/2-wave dipole have the same
characteristics except that the monopole`s image exists in the other
half of the dipole. Figure 14-2 on page 464 of the 3rd edition of Kraus`
"Antennas" shows the absence of significant phase change just as Cecil
describes above.

Then, if you examine Figure 14-12 on page 474, you`ll notice the solid
lines of the traveling wave progressing in opposite directions versus
the stair step dashed lines representing the standing wave abruptly
shifting its phase by 180 degrees at 1/2-wave intervals. This is
standard transmission line-antenna knowledge and supports Cecil`s
statement above.

You can take Kraus to the bank. I don`t know what all the fuss is about.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI