Jim Kelley wrote:

Cecil Moore wrote:
I did, Jim. Hint: One must assume either component energies or
*NET* energy.

It's a distinction without a difference.

The fact that transmission lines with high SWRs suffer more
losses than transmission lines with low SWRs proves your
statement to be incorrect. RF energy cannot stand still.
In a transmission line, there are only two possible directions
for energy to travel. There is simply more energy flowing back
and forth in a line with a high SWR than in a flat line. Until
you admit that fact of physics, this discussion cannot progress.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp