Could you explain why I need two pieces? Why can't I just
have one 3 foot piece of wire?

Two pieces will work better than one piece. One piece will work, just not as
well. The explanation of why one doesn't work as well as two is complex. As
others have stated, one piece of wire will work, and the length or orentiation
may not be critical.
73 Gary N4AST

JGBOYLES wrote:

Could you explain why I need two pieces? Why can't I just
have one 3 foot piece of wire?

Two pieces will work better than one piece. One piece will work, just not as
well. The explanation of why one doesn't work as well as two is complex. As
others have stated, one piece of wire will work, and the length or orentiation
may not be critical.
73 Gary N4AST

The 'two piece' job can be a set of rabbit ears. One advantage is that
it will be directional and may help if you have a ghosting problem. If
the signal is sufficient, sometimes just a hunk of wire hanging off the
back of the set will be enough.
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I had an old Hoffman TV in Calif back in 1959. The antenna I had was a 20-inch
length of hookup wire.

Pulled in lots of channels. When there was a ghost, I just moved the wire
until it went away.

Jack K9CUN