Jeff,
How about finding a circuit for a pre amplifier for the MW band and building
it, I am sure that will make a difference, but if there is a strong or a
local station, it may swamp the receiver, but then you could construct a
trap.

Over here one can receive AM stations at that distance during the day, but I
guess it depends on how my RF crud there is in your area..

Two questions, what is the power of the station you are trying to receive?
What type of a receiver are you using?

Another thought is to decrease your coax length and increase the amount of
bare wire, more wire in the air the better.


John


"Jeff D" wrote in message
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Trying to improve my reception from Chicago with baseball season
approaching. I'm about 100 miles sse in Indiana. I ran about 75' RG-6 from
my radio across the attic and outdoors to a tree. I had maybe 10 extra
feet of coax so I wrapped it around the tree. I strung about 50' of #9
steel wire between 2 trees going east/west about 15' above ground and
attached the copper conductor to it. I terminated the coax shield at the
tree with a ground rod. At the radio I attached the shield to the ground
terminal and the center cu conductor to the other am external antenna
terminal.
It greatly improved my reception I get all the major Chicago sports
channels, but the one I was most interested in 670 is the worst. What all
did I do wrong and what can I do to improve 670?