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In Reply to: Sounds like fun... posted by Ugly on October 1, 2006 at 09:33:50:
You'll need at least two different antennas- one for TV/FM/UHF, one for AM/SW.I put a big combo (TV/FM/UHF) antenna on the roof with a rotor, and strung a separate AM/SW antenna wire around the yard (about 175 feet long), high in the trees. Reception on both is excellent.
I terminated the AM antenna at a 9:1 balun, grounded to an 8' ground rod, then fed by underground coax to another ground rod right outside the house, then coax to the receivers. You'll probably need a balun to 'tune' (impedance matching, really) the antenna, especially if you're using it across several SW bands.
The FM antenna is also fed by coax to the second ground rod (ground the outer shield, not the inner wire, obviously), then coax into the receivers/TV. The antenna mounting tripod is also grounded to the mentioned ground rod.
All your grounds must be connected to the ground at your electrical service box. Otherwise, you're more at risk of frying equipment (there isn't a whole lot you can do to protect against a direct hit). Again, one ground for all equipment and antenna lead shields.
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