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Henry, I didn't say how I "fixed" my model (my word/my description right or wrong). But, because you realized how I did it, I agree that you absolutely understand and know a lot more about this subject of currents and phase than me.

 

I'm going to start referring to you as Sherlock.

 

To this day I probably would have never given currents and phase much thought in my modeling, but I was thinking that the idea was likely similar to the problems that Shockwave was seeing using Eznec. Either Eznec had a bug, or we were doing something wrong in our model procedures or setup.

 

SW talked about phase and currents I think, and I saw confusing results with my Sigma4/Vector models. That was where my phase and currents just didn't look right, and I started to ask questions...hoping to try and understand currents and phase better.

 

I built a few stacked collinear models, and the Eznec results I saw convinced me that my thinking was pretty much on track. However, I still had this nagging idea in the back of my mind...that I was just making a stupid modeling mistake. So, last night when I changed the phase angle value in my 5/8 wave model to 45*, which I thought represented an 1/8 wavelength, the model changed and then looked right to me. Maybe I got a little over excited.

 

I venture a wild guess that all of my other models that I've made over time show 0 in the Phase Degree section of my Source dialog boxes.

 

So Henry, what is the purpose of adding a value other than a 0 to that Source field, and when might we use a value other than 0?


 

Thanks for hanging in there with me. I'll re-read you last post until I understand everything, and/or I'll be asking questions. :thumbup: