[NJARC] question regarding long wire antennas

[Joe Giliberti]

Hey Everyone!
I'm planning on stringing up a long wire antenna in my back yard for use
with my soon-to-be crystal set and for my Scott SLRM, mainly for broadcast
band DXing. I was able to score 150 feet of 14 AWG wire at Lowes at 7 cents
a foot because green was on clearance. I've got about a 110 foot straight
shot from the peak of my roof to a tree in the back of my yard. My question
is: Should I make use of all 150 feet and shoot off into an L shape across
the yard to another tree, or should I just stick with the straight 110 foot
wire? Like I said, my main goal is pulling in broadcast band stations.

Additional question: At the house end of my antenna, how to I both tie it
off on the insulator to mount it to my house and connect the conductor to
the feed coax down to my radio?

Future plans also include a tuned loop, but that's a project for another
decade.

Thanks for any advice!
Joe Giliberti

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