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it with some cheap insulators between our house and our garage to give me better reception on
my homemade radio set.
However, there is much more to antenna technology than just simply adding more wire.
Radio enthusiasts may have their own 100-foot-tall radio tower with multiple “tuned” and
“steerable” antennas. Some of those special antennas look similar to old fashioned television
rooftop antennas. I am by no means an expert on antenna design. For a good primer on antenna
theory and design, I suggest you check out
www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=7564
. I
also suggest you protect your home and electronic equipment by installing proper lightning ar-
resters onto your incoming antenna line(s).
