[glebo]

I'm sure it's just a label, a longwire is a longwire is a long wire, unless it's got a beard and long hair....like the Dutch (well they used to anyway).

Plenty of good info on here, and as most have stated, it's all about the freqs, antenna selection and take-off angle. Since you're doing the 150, is it with MIL STD ALE??? If ya load those up with freq's around the FOT you should be ok.

I would also add, if using any type of ALE, being it SOF ALE (with the 137) or MIL STD with the 150, I would use a non-resonant antenna (terminating it with resistors, not to insult your intelligence, just clarifying), therefore you can operate on several freq's without re-cutting your antenna to make it resonant. Word of note though, as the freq's change on the certain length of wire, the take off angle will also change IAW how many wavelengths of the operating frequency the wire is cut for.

Also.....get that anenna OFF THE FRICKIN GROUND, I've seen the good 'ol IRING, and several others that you just throw on the ground, with the low wattage man-pack radios, your just absorbing energy into the ground, not radiating it in the desired direction. Those were also primarily made for shortrange/NVIS shots anyway. It DOES NOT MATTER if the wire is insulated or not, EM energy travels on the outside of the wire (skin effect)....unlike electricity which travels through.

However, in antenna selection, with only 2k distance, a good 1/2 wave may work if you can get it elevated enough (for low take off angle), and the freq selection is propping, however it's on the fringe of it's range, but it may work. Only thing is, ya can't terminate a half wave, it's gotta be a multi-wave ant, so you would have to cut for each freq if a resonant 1/2 wave....which makes it not user freindly for any type of ALE stuff.

Anyway, my .05 worth....hope it helps