TonyV225, Rather than calling your question 'stupid', I'd say it was 'uninformed'. The only really 'stupid' one is the one not asked. How'z that for 'politically correct'? Some generalizations; Bigger antennas are easier to use than smaller ones, they aren't quite as 'picky' when used where they were not designed to go. That doesn't mean that they will always work well, or even work, but at least there's a possibility of it. [Harmonically resonant, sort of. This is one area where a 'robust' tuner comes in handy.] There will be losses. In most cases, those losses just don't make much difference, sort of. Especially if it means getting on the air or not getting on the air at all. I have this aversion to 'buying' antennas. It's just a lot more fun to have that 'saved' money for other things. And not having any high support structures such as a tower, getting an antenna high enough to not catch under my nose is easier with 'wire' than with other thingys. Having several dipoles connected to the same feed point and feed line works. Several names for that sort of thingy, ugly being one of them, but who cares, it works just fine which is the point of the whole thing. A 500 foot spool of wire goes a looong way! Can't string up a lot of wire? How about feeding the @#$ tower? That can work too. Sometimes, even better than what you'd think. Hey, them commercial stations do it, so why not? Sound like I like wire antennas? I do. They're cheap, easy, and work fine. Are they the 'best' thingys around? Not in all cases, but they are in a lot of cases. Did I mention them being cheap?? - 'Doc