RadioBanter - newbie needs help erecting an antenna near Youngstown, Ohio

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DIVYou don't need more than 30 to 50 feet of wire; simply connect to =
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antenna input if there is one, or connect to the included antenna with =
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alligator clip.For a ground, connect the same kind of wire to =
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water pipe, or if possible, push a coat hanger intot he ground to about =
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other end to a ground terminal on your radio if there is one. As =
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multistrand insulated wire is fine. I say multistrand insulated so it it =
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power lines etc. If you can sling it into a tree or other high =
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will help. In most cases you won't need more than 30 to 50 feet - for =
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like BBC, BBC, Radio France, Brazil, Radio Nederland or Radio Deutsche =
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should have no difficulty receiving them unless listening conditions get =
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poor. We are in a period of few sunspots which means signals don't =
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because the upper atmosphere is not made very reflective, so you may =
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periods when reception is rather poor. But on the east coast, you should =
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