Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
Electrical current is defined as a net rate of transfer of electrons, so
by the very definition of the term there is literally no such thing as a
non-flowing current ...

I'm sorry, I forgot to provide a reference for your
non-existant non-flowing current. On page 464 of
"Antennas for All Applications", by Kraus and Marhefka,
3rd edition, it shows the current on a 1/2WL dipole along
with its phase. The phase is *fixed* at zero degrees over
the entire 1/2 wavelength. So what does an RF current
with a fixed phase of zero degrees really mean? It means
that the 'phasor', if it is indeed a phasor, doesn't
flow. How could an RF current with a fixed phase of zero
degrees manage to flow? e^wt would be zero.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp