On Aug 14, 9:48*am, "Count Floyd"
wrote:

- On using a long wire of about 50' stretched between
- two poles with the ends directly north and south,
- will I get the signal from the sides (W and E) or from
- the ends?
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Is the 'Long Wire' connected to anything ? {Feed-in-Line}
* How is the 'Long Wire' connected ? {to the feed-in-line}
* What are you using for a feed-in-line ?
* How long is your feed-in-line ?
* At which "End" [N -or- S] is the 'Long Wire' connected ?

Remember - Practically speaking, it ain't an Antenna . . .
until it is connected to something. - iane ~ RHF