10-14-2014, 02:51 PM
Doc, if you wish to safely install an outside "long wire" antenna, really the best for general short wave listening, you will need insulators and a lightning arrestor, as well as a ground stake and insulators for the lead in wires to the lightning arrestor.
https://33.media.tumblr.com/45174faaa39f...1_1280.jpg
I have drawn a diagram of proper longwire installation. The pulley and weight are optional, they provide relief for the wire in high winds.
https://33.media.tumblr.com/45174faaa39f...1_1280.jpg
I have drawn a diagram of proper longwire installation. The pulley and weight are optional, they provide relief for the wire in high winds.