> Sooo, there is no current and voltage variation along the standing wave > resonant dipole? > Soooo, Jasik et al, all those antenna books, modeling programs showing > RF CURRENT and/or RF VOLTAGE distribution along the (standing wave) > solid antenna wire are thinking otherwise? > Like parallel LC circuit (say in amplifier) or RF choke doesn't have > high RF voltage (low current) at one end and vice versa on the other > end? > Hint: take the neon bulb and slide it along the RF radiator. On the > resonant circuit you would see brightest light at the tip (hig voltage, > low current) with brightness diminishing towards the feed point (dipole) > or RF grounded end. The current is just opposite, lowest at the tip, > highest at the feedpoint. IT VARIES along the length of even solid wire! > Applying Kirchoff to wrong case and arguing against reality is just > misleading.
Yuri, Kirchhoff's laws apply to ANY system when we include displacement currents. Displacement currents and Kirchhoff's laws have been around since the 1800's. As far as I know, you are the only one ever steadfastly arguing against existance of displacement current. Inclusion of displacement current makes Kirchoff's laws applicable to open ended antennas and time-varying charges. We seriously handicap ourselves when we think Kirchhoff's laws are only applicable to closed dc circuits. 73 Tom _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
