I'm always curious about people's antennas, though they often go
unmentioned here. So, what's in your back yard (or on your roof, or in
your attic....)?

I have really enjoyed this dicussion. I don't have a high end radio. The best
I have is a Rat Shack 390. Currently I am using a 40' 14ga long wire connected
to the radio with just regular "hook up wire." I tend to have problems with
overload from big signal stations with this radio. I would love to get a
better quality radio, but that is not in the cards right now. I have about
1000' feet of 14ga wire here available and could run 100" plus runs and almost
any direction. What could I do to cut back on the strong signal overload with
my current radio? I have RG-8, and RG-174 coax available. Would a balun help?
Thanks for the post and any replies!