I have an old Channel Master antenna (looks like the Scantenna,
http://users.cis.net/kingpop/Scanner/Scantenna.htm.)

I have had this antenna for 17 years, it has been an awesome antenna!
Well yesterday we had a big wind storm, 60+ MPH. The bottom half of
the antenna was ripped off. I found it 50' away in the yard. (BTW the
antenna is about 30' in the air).

When I got home last night I fired up my scanner expecting to hear
nothing (very rural area, most of what I listen to is 25+ miles away).

But to my surprise I could not notice any loss of reception! All the
usual stations were there..

Can anyone offer and explantion? How can a dipole antenna still work
so well with the entire bottom half gone?

Thanks