The article considers the physical processes associated with the propagation of electromagnetic oscillations in a long line, the size of which is the same or slightly greater than the length of the electromagnetic wave (not more than ten times). As a research method, the differential-symbolic method is used, which is applied to the modified equation of the telegraph line. The boundary conditions for the two-point problem as well as additional parameters that are coefficients for the first derivatives in terms of coordinate and time in comparison with the classical equation of the telegraph line are considered as parameters for controlling the process of propagation of electromagnetic oscillations. Based on the differential-symbolic method, the boundary conditions of the two-point problem are found, under which the most characteristic oscillatory processes are realized in a long line. Based on the research, it is possible to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of analytical methods for the analysis of specific technical objects and control of the processes that take place in them.