Hi everyone;
I was away for a few days and didn't think it was long enough to get into nomail.  I have had a few chuckles over the wire antenna discussion but there are a few very very basic questions that I'm curious about.
Firstly, what is an acceptable swr?  At one time it seemed like anything much over 2/1 was unacceptable.  Others use a tuner and could care as long as the tuner can deal with it.
Secondly, what is a reasonable height for both the center and the ends of the wire?  Now we would love the center about 60 feet but assuming that doesn't have a tower then what?
Thirdly we have talked about lots of supports from bvc pipe to wood.  We haven't discussed how this monster is mounted?
My first support back when I had space was a 24 foot flag pool which had a mount that was cemented in the ground and the pole swiveled up on one bolt and was secured by the second.  It was basically 8 feet of 2 & 1/2 pipe 8 feet of 2 inch pipe and 8 feet    of 1 & 1/2 inch pipe.  Greedy here added another 8 feet of 2 & 1/2 inch pipe at the bottom which gave me 32 feet but it was a beast to raise and lower.
Also, what about the ends?  Trees are the obvious solution but if there aren't any available then what?
As for your situation Tom, if you can get your dxcc up and running I suspect that will more than meet your needs.
Richard