Can any of you guys tell me which of the waves on the antenna does the
radiating - is it the forward or is it the backward wave ?
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Reg

Reg Edwards wrote:
Can any of you guys tell me which of the waves on the antenna does the
radiating - is it the forward or is it the backward wave ?

An electron experiences the sum of those two waves and emits a
photon when it is energized enough. So the answer is both.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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Reg Edwards wrote:
"Can any of you guys tell me which of the waves on the antenna does the
radiating - is it the forward or is it the backward wave?"

I agree with Cecil, "So the answer is both."

Think of a traveling wave antenna, the rhombic. When it is properly
terminated, there is no backward wave and the radiation pattern is
unidirectional. Eliminate the termination resistance and a total
reflection occurs at the antenna`s far end. Now the rhombic is a
bidirectional antenna.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI