06-10-2008, 07:59 PM
Ditto here. Hard to beat a random-wire for simplicity vs performance. Mine is about 115 feet. Out the window to the roof and out to a tree in the back yard, then back down at an angle. Thats why they call them random-wires. 
Zero complaints with it. I use it on all sorts of sets ranging from crystal radios to 50-ohm boatanchors. I've taken down a G5RV and a couple of cut dipoles because this one justifies its 'all-around' place in my limited airspace.
My recommendation would be to just run something 'random' in that big attic.
The Philco didn't REQUIRE that sort of particular antenna mentioned. Thats something they sold as an adjunct. Many people didn't have the outdoor space to use something like that so the radio is made to work with a variety of options.
Zero complaints with it. I use it on all sorts of sets ranging from crystal radios to 50-ohm boatanchors. I've taken down a G5RV and a couple of cut dipoles because this one justifies its 'all-around' place in my limited airspace.
My recommendation would be to just run something 'random' in that big attic.
The Philco didn't REQUIRE that sort of particular antenna mentioned. Thats something they sold as an adjunct. Many people didn't have the outdoor space to use something like that so the radio is made to work with a variety of options.
