Re: [IRCA] longwire antennas

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes..by all means extend to 400 ft or so, and get a phasing unit and add a 
2nd wire somewhat different direction and length for phasing.

I trust your hillside QTH slopes down toward the west where you are trying 
to receive ? That helps some when using LW's.

Also where do you live, Bill ? I live 35 miles NW of Chicago and my main 
specialty is western stations, mostly via sunset skip where I catch them 
still on day power/pattern just prior to their sunset switch times.

73 KAZ expecting we can give you lots of useful antenna advice
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>
To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] longwire antennas


>I presently have two insulated #12 400' LW's going through all sorts of
> trees and they work fine. I just run them through the trees only attached 
> at
> the ends. At my old location I had a 75' LW in the clear and then ran a 
> 450'
> LW though trees over a swamp etc, and I got all sorts of TA's with this
> antenna, the increase in signal strength over the 75' LW (and my 4' loop)
> was phenominal,
>
> Bob Young
> Analog, MA
>
>
>>From: "WILLIAM J. BROOKS" <wwbrooks@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
>>America<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [IRCA] longwire antennas
>>Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 09:03:08 -0400
>>
>>greetings,
>>                my rx station is located on a steep, heavily-wooded
>>hillside.
>>                i am presently using a coaxial endfed, #12 ga., insulated
>>copper
>>longwire about 150ft.in length and about 20ft.above grade.it is oriented
>>in a sw-ne heading.i work the bcb exclusively for western u.s. stations.
>>                i would like to increase the length and height but i am at
>>the
>>limit of open space.in order to do this i would either have to cut much
>>brush
>>and slay several trees (not preferred) or attach the insulated wire
>>tree-to-tree
>>(preferred) which would then permit a dramatic increase in height and
>>length.
>>                question:
>>                              would there be a sacrifice in performance if
>>i chose the
>>                              tree-to-tree route? i have not seen a great
>>deal written
>>                              on the use of insulated copper longwires in
>>this application
>>                              unless as a beverage.
>>                              is this concept worth considering, or should
>>i be content
>>                              with my 150ft. wire? i could easily extend
>>the length to 300-
>>                              400ft.in this manner.and probably another
>>15-20ft.in height.
>>
>>                  any comments would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>                  73's   bill brooks
>>

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