> A current decrease (meaning less current at one end that at the other) > is not a loss, and it's far from being unexplained.
A good starting point is here. Specifically, scroll down to: "Why the Net Current is not Constant Through a Loading Coil?" http://www.w5dxp.com/current.htm It's easy to fall back only to lumped analysis of Kirchoff's Law and assume that current into an inductor must equal the current out of the inductor, absent loss. But I don't believe Kirchoff's Law takes into account standing wave current and has resulted in intense debate about RF current distribution through loading coils as well as whether or not the distribution "replaces" the missing physical part of the vertical radiator. It comes down to using the right laws for the right application. The laws have their limits based on application. Paul, W9AC _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
