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!

"Dan P." wrote in message
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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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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?


While NOTHING can stop a direct lightning hit, dangling the indoor end of your
antenna inside a thick glass jar should allow static discharge spitzensparken
to be harmlessly expended.




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"Nobody You Know" wrote in message
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wrote:
While NOTHING can stop a direct lightning hit, dangling the indoor end of
your
antenna inside a thick glass jar should allow static discharge
spitzensparken
to be harmlessly expended.

That is why radio stations have a few dozen backup transmitters. The go
through that many in a year. If you believe this, I have some oceanfront
property in Utah you might be interested in.

With that advice and a 7600, he will be able to get everything out there.
All at the same time, no matter where it is tuned.
"Jim Douglas" wrote in message
news:hTiOb.75118$sv6.169531@attbi_s52...
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!

"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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