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Old March 10th 08, 01:10 PM posted to rec.audio.opinion,rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Good outdoor omni-directional fm antenna ?

Arny Krueger wrote:


Problem with whips is that they have vertical polarization. FM is always
transmitted with a strong horizontal component, the vertical component is
optional.



Not always. There are FM stations with no horizontal pol at all, due to
spacing considerations with TV channel 6.