Tom:
This might be a dumb question, but do I have to use insolators if I'm using insolated wire? I had a bunch of fairly heavy gauge speaker wire laying around here, so I split it and I have it running along my basement ceiling, out a door, then along a wooden fence. I have a ground going from the radio's ground terminal to a water pipe, and things seem to be working OK. I tried using the drain pipe, but it didn't improve reception at all. I didn't actually measure, but I suspect there's about a hundred feet of line out there or so. Would I be better off with non-insolated wire? Thanks again for any enlightenment. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 22:54 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Another Antenna question bill, The only reason to use braided wire is it is more flexible and won't tend to break so much from wind or other vibrations.. Other than that, it makes no difference at all except for physical strength. Don't forget to use some kind of insulators wherever you hang it or wherever it passes very near any other object. Almost any plastic will do for insulators. tom Fowle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
