12-09-2010, 03:34 PM
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I use an outdoor longwire with about 60 feet of 14 gauge, solid, insulated wire. This is wrapped around an insulator at the far end on top of an approx. 14 foot pole. At the house end, it connects to a lightning arrestor of the type used for electric fencing. A ground wire leads from the ground terminal of the arrestor to the house ground rod. Two thinner wires (two conductor bell wire) comes in the house from the lightning arrestor, red and white. The white wire is the antenna lead; the red is ground. Both terminate in small alligator clips.
If you do put up an outdoor antenna, don't leave out the lightning arrestor or ground rod! This is very important! Also, do not leave your outdoor longwire connected during thunderstorms.
If you do a Google search for "outdoor longwire antenna," you will find a few how-to's on installing an outdoor longwire.
I use an outdoor longwire with about 60 feet of 14 gauge, solid, insulated wire. This is wrapped around an insulator at the far end on top of an approx. 14 foot pole. At the house end, it connects to a lightning arrestor of the type used for electric fencing. A ground wire leads from the ground terminal of the arrestor to the house ground rod. Two thinner wires (two conductor bell wire) comes in the house from the lightning arrestor, red and white. The white wire is the antenna lead; the red is ground. Both terminate in small alligator clips.
If you do put up an outdoor antenna, don't leave out the lightning arrestor or ground rod! This is very important! Also, do not leave your outdoor longwire connected during thunderstorms.
If you do a Google search for "outdoor longwire antenna," you will find a few how-to's on installing an outdoor longwire.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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