The same process goes for retrieving the wires though in reverse. A board cut to neatly fit into the tub over the top of the wires will further prevent tangling if the bin bounces around when you're driving, then you can add the rest of your gear to the tub, all ready to cart inside when you get home. 20 anyway, about the same as a well-designed loop and much broader than Beverage wires. When propagation opens up across the Atlantic path, then Radial Wires can pick up MW Portuguese, Spanish and North African signals, and even stations deeper into Europe. The 90 bearing is probably the best for these.
Geomagnetic activity makes little difference.
High solar activity, solar flares etc, usually mean that North Americans won't come up to strength till well after sunset. Low solar activity can see North American signals up an hour before sunset, this period is great for receiving East Coast signals on the X-band as they propagate through earlier than West Coast stations. For the rest of the year, all areas of North America fade in together. For northern South America, lower solar flux figures are better, i.e. 150 or less, likewise low solar activity will see signals come in more than an hour before sunset. High solar activity will delay fade-in times.