I know that any bare wire will work as a longwire antenna but is there a particular one that works the best and where can I get it.

The principal concern is its strength. Most sets are designed for 25 feet. The length in excess of that can cause particular bands to be attenuated. Exceeding 58feet seems to be a limit for the short longwire, according to the RCA chart (1930"s).

If you are in a town there are also limits. The antenna feeding the service bench at my previous abode, worked well at that long 58ft length. Eg 2CH at night from over 500Km, bit of intermittent fading but Ok.

There is also the issue of strength. The closer to horizontal the wire, the closer to infinity is the tension & the more likely it is to break.

Being a Farm antenna length is not a big issue. Fencing is a tax deduction & 2.5mm fencing wire Insulators & fittings have a rating of around 10KV & are cheap. So my single wire overhead, electric fence, using mainly re-cycled insulators works well. The down wire does have to be insulated & a garden sprinkler tube makes an ideal sleeve to get the wire through a panel or wall.

If you are worried about wire tension & sagging, I used a Halyard (blind pulley) one end of a 50m antenna using clothesline (flexible) & a dead weight.

All very simple & all but the single insulated down wire & terminals can be acquired from a Farm supplier Eg Elders, Landmark.

Marc

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