On Mar 9, 10:37*am, Radioguy wrote:
On Mar 6, 8:12*pm, "James" no wrote:

Who makes a good outdoor, omni-directional fm antenna ?

I prefer to use *RG6 as the lead in, and I definitely need an
omni-directional antenna.

Radio Shack used to make a dual element, folded dipole outside fm antenna,
but I don't find it on their website.

Thanks for any tips !!

James

- Wouldn't the best omni-directional antenna
- simply be a whip? * All the others I can think
- of are going to be steerable.

RG,

Here are Five Good Omni-Directional FM Antennas :

1 - Indoors the Whip Antenna built into the Radio is
a very good Omni-Directional FM Radio Antenna.

2 - The common FM Folded Dipole mounted Vertically
On-a-Wall is a very good Omni-Directional FM Antenna.
Ready-Made and Low Cost plus Good Perfromance

3 - A single 96" long piece of Wire going Up-the-Wall
from the Floor to the Ceiling that is Tapped at 32" from
the Floor with TV 300 Ohm Twin-Lead to the FM Receiver
can be a very effective Omni-Directional FM Antenna*.

| - 1/2 WL ~ 64 Inches
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================= Twin-Lead to Radio
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| - 1/4 WL ~ 32 Inches

* Also the Single Wire can be replaced by 300 Ohm
Twin Lead too.

That Something Extra : This Flood-to-Ceiling Antenna can
be used a 'bad' Weather In-Doors Shortwave Antenna too.

4 - Simple FM Radio Band Loop Antenna can be used
as a Horizontal FM Loop Antenna and is fairly Omni-
Directional Antenna too.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...5d513ceb21150d
-Or- Mount it Vertically and it is very Directional.

5 - For Out-Side consider the "Snake" [Mono-Pole]
Vertical Antenna for the FM Radio Band
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...544af32df58ab9


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