Uhmm...so okay...that idea for the dish antenaa is out of the 
question...Lemme try this one on you then since your outlet and/or 
subscription to MT must be better than mine...time wise anyway.
        The present antenna I am using is some 200 feet of the 12 ga stranded 
wire.You say to ground one end with a resistor...which end and what Ohm 
resistanance on the grounded end and how grounded? And this thing is running 
East to west ,say about 265 deg. west to possibly 85 deg est looking at it in 
term of a 360 deg. circle.
        I have viewed Joe Carr's antenna book but thus far it is either the 
overhead electrical wires since in any directin i go I am within say 30 feet 
or less of them.Mind you this thing is some 20 feet in the air.
        Something else of interest and I have not seen much written on these, 
is the possible outcome or reception in a vertical antenna. Any guess's on 
that area?
        IT wasn't until some four or five years ago I did educate myself on 
the benifit to an external antenna attached to the telescopic by means of a 
clip,with out running a ground.Now since I see the idea of FAX and such 
reception with a better than occassional use table top model,( Drake is what 
I'm thinking of),I really do have to give a huge amount of considration to 
some other type of antenna config.Any help you or your readers can offer 
would be most welcomed...
Thanks!
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