Richard Clark wrote:
Lest there be any confusion: an antenna IS a transmission line.

In fact, there is a formula for calculating the Z0 of
a single horizontal transmission line wire above ground.
#14 wire at 30 feet is very close to 600 ohms. #14 wire
at 30 feet describes a lot of dipoles.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com