"Brian" wrote:
My random wire is at about fifty feet since this is the end of my lot.
Would
anything positive come from lengthening it another fifty feet at a ninety
degree angle? Just curious since I am getting myself a used R8 or
possibly
an R75 in the next few weeks and I want to put up the most wire possible.
My
girlfriend shakes her head in disbelief.

It won't make much difference; possibly a slight improvement on the lower
frequency bands. If the additional length of wire will run near noise
sources (power lines, houses, etc.) it might actually make reception worse.

Art Harris N2AH