On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 9:53:21 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 12:20:22 PM UTC-4, DX440 wrote:
On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 9:17:18 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 7:54:42 PM UTC-4, DX440 wrote:
On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 4:02:07 PM UTC-7, DX440 wrote:
My Nokia Lumia 1020 has a built in FM radio, like most Nokia phones has, using the stereo ear phone as an antenna. Pretty good, I get many FM stations in good quality, but I wonder if I can improve using some other antenna and make it better?
FM loop or whip antenna some how attached into the head phone jack?
Any experts out there?
Thx!

No takers? )o:

If this particular cell phone has a regular headset socket for 3.5 - you may be in luck. FM antennas for cell phones are listed on e-bay as low as 99 cents and free shipping !

Yes! Cheap! Thx! But not sure a whip antenna works better than the head phone loop antenna?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5mm-Retrac...AOSwintXSit k

Once I bought the same pull out whip antenna for my scanner, it didn't work better than the rubber ducky antenna came with!

It is very easy to make an FM antenna : 1) Take about 5 feet of wire (nearly any gage from 18 to 24 will do ) 2)Connect another wire at midpoint and solder the second wire to ground connection of the 3.5mm plug. It is the closest to the plug's cover 3) N.B. When connecting the plug be very careful NOT TO SHORT OUT audio Left and Right to the ground or each other !!!

Head phone is basically an FM loop antenna?