On Jun 12, 1:23*pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
On Jun 12, 5:51*am, K1TTT wrote:

rather than worrying about basic physics, the real problem here is
that analysis of a non-linear circuit is being attempted using
techniques that are only valid for linear circuits.

Well, that's certainly one problem but I was talking about linear
circuit analysis. When will the effects of linear wave cancellation be
understood by the ham radio community?

they won't because waves don't 'cancel' any more than they 'interact'
in linear systems. they do superimpose which gives the illusion of
cancellation and intensification. the worst thing causing amateurs
problems is using power and trying to think about energy... neither
one is a linear phenomenon, but they are often treated as such because
of some simple cases where you can add and subtract powers... when
someone who doesn't understand the restrictions fully tries to use
powers on more general cases they get in trouble. that is why it is
always better to use current or voltage where you can (in many more
cases) add them linearly and be correct. of course then there are
those who try to push even those restrictions back into non-linear
realms, like amplifiers, and get into even more trouble.