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Lhaimbhee · 10-15-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedskater

They are insulators for a radio antenna, either AM or HAM band.

oh ok because i never seen them before. Are they still used today?

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Originally Posted by 480sparky

Google pbrush.zip and download it.

I used microsoft's paint program for that which comes with the microsoft os.

Speedskater · 10-15-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Lhaimbhee

oh ok because i never seen them before. Are they still used today?

I think so. We used them as kids for distant AM broadcast stations. One end to a tree the other end to the house. It's a long wire low frequency antenna. I think that your library might have an ARRL book with a chapter on antennas like this.

I found a link:

http://www.northcountryradio.com/Art...%20Antenna.htm

Lhaimbhee · 10-16-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Speedskater

I found a link:

www.northcountryradio.com/Articles/Long Wire Antenna.htm

thanks for the link although i think the whole hyperlink is missing part of it, but i managed to get that link again. Thanks for the page it gives me a better understanding of what it is used for.
here it is in case others want to view it as well, thanks to speedskater

http://www.northcountryradio.com/Art...%20Antenna.htm