‰ NOW 10 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2015 QST PAGE 64 ‰ AN ANTENNA, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION LINE LIKE EFFECTS. IF THE ELECTRICAL LENGTH IS CLOSE TO WAVELENGTH OR ANY ODD NUMBER OF WAVELENGTHS THE IMPEDANCE OF THE WIRE BECOMES VERY HIGH, EFFECTIVELY BECOMING A RESONANT OPEN CIRCUIT. BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN MOST AMATEURS OPERATED BELOW 15 MHZ, A FEW FEET OF WIRE WAS ELECTRICALLY SHORT ENOUGH TO SERVE AS A COMMON ‰ END OF 10 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ