[BC] Long wire antennas

[Cowboy]

On Tuesday 15 January 2008 03:30 pm, Earl Fleer wrote:
>  Question for those familiar with the old "long-wire" antenna used in 
>  early AM.  Where they directional?

 You betcha !
 A true long wire is vertically polarized and directional off the ends
 of the horizontal wire.
 A terminated long wire is directional off the end toward the termination.
 Anything less than a full wavelength is not a "long wire" but just a random wire.

>  What station was the last to use  
>  such an antenna?

 Don't know.

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Cowboy