"Jitt" wrote in message
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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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Thanks for all the replies and help. I did try grounding at the radio but I
disconnected the shield at the radio not out at the outdoor connection. I'll
try Jitt's suggestion. I've goggled around on constructing a loop antenna
and it looks do-able for me so I may try that.
Most of the information I used to construct the long wire came from this
link http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx...b/coupler.html the
author also describes a coupler which I may attempt if I can scrounge the
parts unless anyone knows if something like that is available commercially.
Also could somebody recommend a lighting arrestor that would work with the
RG-6 male and female connectors where the long wire connects to the coax.