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upon a tall building. In locating a station near the center of a large 

 city it is natural to select a tall building for the station site. This has 

 been done for a number of stations in various cities. The operation of 

 WEAF, when known as WBAY, was first attempted from the top of 

 the 24 story long-distance telephone building located at 24 Walker 



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Fig. 6 — The selective radiation characteristic of transmitting antennas on tall 



buildings 



