Ah, the ALA-100...I don't have any first hand experience with the 100.
I would expect it to be a better performer than the 330S, though, since
it's Wellbrook's "large aperture" antenna. I suspect it would be better
than an ordinary random wire. Sounds like fun.

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I've run my radio from a gelcell where the closest noise source is the
farting of one of those poor cows that live in the high desert. I've
done the long wire, long wire plus Palomar magentic balun, and the
Wellbrook, all in the same "dxpedition." It's not even a contest. The
Wellbrook is much quieter. Finding trees worth a damn to string an
antenna in the high desert isn't easy. I had to go to a spot that had
those junipers you see around the 6000ft level. BTW, I used ceramic
insulators for both long wire setups.

Somewhere around 40 to 60ft of wire on the Wellbrook ALA 100 is the
magic spot.


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Or maybe you have the space for, say, a 100 ft wire? The Wellbrook is a
great antenna, so long as you find a quiet spot for it. In general,
though, I would trade it for 100 ft of wire in a quiet location.