[IRCA] longwire antennas

[midcapemarc@xxxxxxxxxxx (Marc DeLorenzo)]

William-

There should ne no scarifice in performance as long as you keep the wire as straight as possible.  I suggest you add as much lenghth as you possibly can.  But, I do have a question about your steep hillside.  
  Does your wire run up the hillside or down?  Ideally, your wire should run DOWN the slope and not up.    Also, what is your location?  Good luck.

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Marc DeLorenzo
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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "WILLIAM J. BROOKS" <wwbrooks@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 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 
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