Well I have come to the conclusion that the antenna I have made really does
not improve anything.

An example would me RTE on 6155. With my Scantenna It comes in pretty
clear. I get about +3dB to +5dB.

A little fading, some static cutting in and out.

With my "DIY" antenna about the same as far as dB goes, but much more
fading, and a lot more static in between fades.

Oh well back to the drawing board.

Thanks

Ant.

On a side note, as I tune across the bands, the "Dead Space" that I know
nothing is one (3200). I get about about +8 dB of pure static. As I scan
through the frequencies up until about 5000 I get a wave pattern of sinal
that peaks every 60+/- herz. Is this the power in my house? How do I get
rid of it?

Thanks Again.



"ASW" wrote in message
gy.com...
Hi, I am going ot setup my own random/longwire.

I have alread about 50 feet of 50 Ohm RG-6 for the lead in.


I have about 50 feet of 2 conductor speaker wire, and about 200 feet of 4
conducter telephone wire.

First am I going to need a 9:1 transformer to make this work? My input is
supposed to be 50 Ohm.


Is a sloper omni directional? If not which end goes to what area I want
to
listen to?

Thanks!
Ant