I had about 150' running into the DX398 and it was OK, maybe I did
"overload". I certainly go much better reception after the bigger antenna, I
also had a 30' in the beginning. It was't until the bigger antenna that I
began
to hear signals mentioned here in the group and from the mags.

"Dan P." wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 22:42:21 GMT, "Jim Douglas"
wrote:

Now get a few hundred feet of that wire and run it around your entire
back
yard as high as you can get it. You will again notice better reception!

Reading too much of google can be a curse....I've read alot of stuff
front end overload and that a portable can't handle a real long
longwire....that's why I started with a 20 ft. wire.


"Dan P." wrote in message
.. .
Took delivery of a Sony 7600 GR yesterday and am now experimenting
with external antennas. I purchased the Radio Shack kit but haven't
installed it yet (BTW, it's now just $4.99). Right now I've got 20
feet of speaker wire soldered to a plug that goes into the external
antenna jack. Anyway the wire goes out the bottom of a window and
attaches to a wood fence. When the radio is not in use I unplug the
wire. I guess I'm concerned about the wire that's inside my listening
room....it's not attached to anything but is it a lightening magnet in
the event of a storm? Could I get an electrical discharge inside my
house from the 20 feet of wire that is stretched outside? Very
obviously, I know next to nothing regarding electricity, though I have
learned to use the solder iron effectively :-) BTW, from my
experimentation so far, this simple stretched speaker wire is a
noticeable improvement over the whip/reel antenna you get with the
unit.



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