On Aug 29, 2:46*pm, K1TTT wrote:
but of course we all know that a standing wave is a figment of your
instrumentation!

Tom and Roy both measured *net* current - they did not use a
directional coupler. If they had used a directional coupler to measure
the current, they would have measured ~30 degrees shift in both the
forward current and reflected current through an 80m loading coil.

Let's talk about the net current in a 1/4WL lossless shorted stub.
Have you never looked at that equation? What is the phase-shift in the
net current from end to end in that stub? Exactly how do you
rationalize zero degrees phase-shift in the current in a stub known to
be 90 degrees in length?
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com