depending on the height of the wire. Typically a length of 50-ohm or 75-ohm coaxial cable would be used for connecting the receiver to the antenna endpoint. A matching transformer should be inserted between any such low-impedance transmission line and the higher 470-ohm impedance of the antenna. See also Antenna (radio) Harold Beverage Patents U.S. Patent 1,381,089 Jun 7, 1921 Radio Receiving System - the Beverage antenna U.S. Patent 1,434,984 Nov 7, 1922 Radio Receiving System - the bidirectional Beverage antenna U.S. Patent 1,434,985 Nov 7, 1922 Radio Receiving System - using a Beverage antenna with multiple receivers U.S. Patent 1,434,986 Nov 7, 1922 Radio Receiving System - a Beverage antenna with selective circuits to eliminate interference from adjacent wavelengths U.S. Patent 1,487,308 Mar 18, 1924 Radio Receiving System - improvements to the directivity of the Beverage Antenna U.S. Patent 1,556,122 Oct 6, 1925 Radio Receiving System - improvements to the directivity of the Beverage Antenna U.S. Patent 1,658,740 Feb 7, 1928 Radio Receiving System - broadside phasing of two of more Beverage antennas for improved directivity U.S. Patent 1,768,239 Reducing interference received through a sidelobe of a Beverage antenna U.S. Patent 1,816,614 Wave Antenna - improvements to the directivity of the Beverage Antenna U.S. Patent 1,821,402 Staggered Beverage antennas and phased staggered Beverage antennas References Sources Antenna Theory and Design by Warren L. Stutzman, Gary A. Thiele, John Wiley & Sons, May 22, 2012 Radio frequency antenna types Antennas (radio)