Tom Ring wrote:
I don't believe a single bare wire will operate as a transmission line
in free space.

Let's say we have a 1/2WL dipole in free space driven by a
self-contained source at the center. If we float a florescent
light bulb around the ends of the dipole, are you saying the
electric fields won't fire the bulb like it does on earth?
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