Seconding this msg:
Unless Lightning strikes the antenna or hits nearby,
No amount ( Up to thousands of feet; or miles, I suppose )
of antenna will have any adverse effect on your set.

I suppose if you live in the desert, with persistant winds, you might ground
the antenna to protect against static charges..

If there is a Very Strong Signal nearby, it will possibly
show up in multiple locations on the dail..

- Thats It ! ! !

- Conversly, having lots of antenna may help pick up Very very faint signals,



In article ,
(Gary) writes:


(BCcubed) wrote in message
...
Hey JBR

I do know this and have used this function. My question had to do with
damaging the radio by stringing a 75 foot square of wire 12 above the
ground
and using the ext. antenna on my SAT 700 to DX without hurting the radio.

Until I can get a better radio I was hoping to find some way to modify this
one
to perform better.

neil

You won't damage the radio by using a 75-feet wire antenna UNLESS
lightning strikes or is close enough to cause strong static. The
added signal strength, which might not be as much as you expect it to
be, will not damage the radio. If the signal overloads, you will
merely hear the signal where is doesn't belong, or it may be very
distorted