Dan wrote:

Try to set up as long a wire antenna as possible;
way over 100 feet

most Dxpeditions use 800 foot + wire antennas.. Set it up so the broad
end ( length) points toward what your trying to pick up signals from;

If you r in the south, and want to pick up stuff from the north,
set the antenna up in an east- west line.

No... if you want to pick up stuff from the north one would wish to have the
length of the antenna running south to north. This would be true of a long
Beverage type of antenna.





Keep it away from electrical equipment, electrical lines. Disconnect it
when not in use ( Lightning)

after you have it set up, turn on your radio to a
frequency with no signal nearby but one far away you want to try
picking up

Now move the antenna wire closer to the radio..

Poke at it..

Should be fun