[Amps] Standing waves necessary for antenna to radiate?

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:45:52 -0400, "Gary Schafer"
<garyschafer at comcast.net> wrote:

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>Boy do you have a lot of reading to do. <:)

REPLY:

Really? Please explain why standing waves are necessary for an antenna
to radiate. In all my years, that's a new one.

To keep Carl happy, I changed the subject line. 

73, Bill W6WRT