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Jitt · February 22nd 10, 04:27 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

In article 1ehgn.267718$o06.4061@en-nntp-
08.dc1.easynews.com, says...
Trying to improve my reception from Chicago with baseball season
approaching. I'm about 100 miles sse in Indiana. I ran about 75' RG-6 from
my radio across the attic and outdoors to a tree. I had maybe 10 extra feet
of coax so I wrapped it around the tree. I strung about 50' of #9 steel wire
between 2 trees going east/west about 15' above ground and attached the
copper conductor to it. I terminated the coax shield at the tree with a
ground rod. At the radio I attached the shield to the ground terminal and
the center cu conductor to the other am external antenna terminal.
It greatly improved my reception I get all the major Chicago sports
channels, but the one I was most interested in 670 is the worst. What all
did I do wrong and what can I do to improve 670?

Try disconnecting the ground rod at the tree and connect
the braid of the coax to the antenna input. Ground the
radio.

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