Heathkit SW-7800 - Page 15

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Ground
rod
—
One
6-
to
8-foot
length,
3/8-inch
diameter.
NOTE:
A
ground
rod
is
not
needed
if
you
use
an
alternate
ground,
such
as
the
cold
water
pipe
in
your
house.
Clamp
—
One
for
the
ground
connection.
Lightning
arrester
~
One
for
the
lead-in
cable.
For
general
broadcast
and
shortwave
listening,
we
recommend
you
use
an
outside
random-length
wire
antenna.
Pictorial
9-1
shows
a
typical
random-length
wire
antenna
installation.
The
length
of
the
wire
may
be
from
50
to
100
feet.
Attach
and
solder
the
SOLDER
LEAD-IN
TO
ANTENNA,
50°
TO
100
ANTENNA
one:
|
LIGHTNING
lead-in
to
one
end
of
the antenna.
Connect
the
other
terminal
on
the
end
of
the
lead-in
wire
to
the
HI
7
rear
panel
of
your
Receiver.
Generally,
the
higher
the
antenna
is
off
the
ground
reception.
You
may
use
a
tree
or a
pole
as
one
support
and
your
house
as
the
other
support.
Use
insulators
at
each
end
of
the
antenna
the
better
the
to
separate
the
antenna
wire
from
the
support
wire
Connect
a
heavy
wire
from
the
GROUND
terminal
on
the
rear
panel
of
your
Receiver
to
a
cold
wate
pipe
or
to
a
6-
to
8-foot
long
ground
rod
driven
into
NSULATOR
PICTORIAL
9-1