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Old June 30th 04, 12:17 AM
David.Shrader
 
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DJboutit wrote:
I have a Fisher FM 2110 tuner Radio Shack antenna 20ft to 25ft high. What
can I do to improver the recption that does not cost $$ I live in Houston Tx
and want to get stations atleast 100 to 150 miles away.


At 20 feet high your antenna can effectively see the horizon at about 6
miles from your house. So, to receive a FM station 150 miles away the FM
station needs to have it's antenna at an elevation of somewhere around 2
miles high. That is simply not feasible!!

At 100 miles the radio station needs an antenna about 1 mile high. Still
not feasible!

Basically, you should be able to receive a FM signal from a very well
equipped FM station out to 50 to 60 miles from their transmitting
antenna. Even at 60 miles the broadcast antenna needs to be around 2000
feet high.