neffs t1_j61r4m8 wrote
Read the last part of the description of the gif;
Dipoles have relatively high Q factor so the amount of energy stored in the standing waves is large compared to the energy added each cycle by the feedline, the feed voltage just represents a small perturbation to the standing waves. This is why the voltage standing wave is much larger than the voltage step at the feedline. Since the standing waves are storing energy, not transporting power, the current in them is not in phase with the voltage but 90° out of phase.
"Q Factor"
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