In article , starman
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RHF wrote:

starman wrote in message
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What you have is a sloping inverted-L antenna. A real longwire is much
longer than 80-ft for most of the HF spectrum.

TailGator & StarMan,

FWIW: More 'properly' called a "Random" Wire Antenna
- - - Vice a [Longwire] Antenna

Are all inverted-L's, random wires?

Depends on how you connect it to the radio. With just a single vertical
lead-in then yes but use a coax grounded in some way then no. Another
thing to consider is that the vertical portion should be a significant
portion of the antenna to qualify as an inverted L. An antenna that is
15 feet high and 150 feet long the vertical portion is only 10% of the
total pickup area. I would consider that to be a horizontal random/long
wire.

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