You'll see a huge improvement if you using a matching transformer between
the long wire and the coax. Also try to keep that matching transformer as
far from the house as possible.

"Rikk" wrote in message
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Hi
I am wondering if I have my longwire set correctly, maybe you could advise
please.
At the moment I have a sloping long-wire of about 50 foot, going from the
top of a mast on my house about 35 foot tall to the top of a washing line
post about 12 foot tall. I have connected the lonwire to my radio by means
of CB-coax, what I have done is to attach the centre core of the coax to
the longwire and I have cut the outer sheath on the coax near to the
ground and connected an earhtwire that is soldered to a cold water main
supply pipe as an earth.
Only the centre wire on the coax is connected to the actual longwire.

Is there a way I could do better.

I am thinking about getting an active antenna, the Sony AN-1

Would this work better for me or is there a better alternative available.
I am running an Icom R72
thanks
Rikk