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A Small Indoor FM Antenna
I have a product called RadioShark that is like Tivo for radio. I'm in an
area where FM is a bit hard to get. I would like to receive at least one station at 88.7 clearly. There are several in the 88 to 89 range that would do as well. It would be good to have an antenna that does it. I definitely recall a simple dipole that looks like a T that is made from some TV lead wire. That's been hooked to an FM rcvr not far from me, but has never worked to well. Possibly because I have to mount it on a nearby wall and under a shelf. It seems to me that years ago that a rabbit ears TV antenna included FM. Certainly the length of the ears were about right. They seem harder to come by. Something like a desktop model would be good, since RS is hooked into my computer in the den. Any suggestions? Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet -- "No, Groucho is not my real name. I am only breaking it in for a friend." -- Groucho Marx Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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A Small Indoor FM Antenna
Lots of rabbit ears TV antennas on e-bay -- as low as $2.99 plus shipping
Also Radio Shack may have them Check out the rabbit cartoon on AC6V's site -- that rabbit is tired http://ac6v.com/HUMBOOK4.htm -- CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be ! "W. Watson" wrote in message ink.net... I have a product called RadioShark that is like Tivo for radio. I'm in an area where FM is a bit hard to get. I would like to receive at least one station at 88.7 clearly. There are several in the 88 to 89 range that would do as well. It would be good to have an antenna that does it. I definitely recall a simple dipole that looks like a T that is made from some TV lead wire. That's been hooked to an FM rcvr not far from me, but has never worked to well. Possibly because I have to mount it on a nearby wall and under a shelf. It seems to me that years ago that a rabbit ears TV antenna included FM. Certainly the length of the ears were about right. They seem harder to come by. Something like a desktop model would be good, since RS is hooked into my computer in the den. Any suggestions? Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet -- "No, Groucho is not my real name. I am only breaking it in for a friend." -- Groucho Marx Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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A Small Indoor FM Antenna
"W. Watson" wrote in
ink.net: I have a product called RadioShark that is like Tivo for radio. I'm in an area where FM is a bit hard to get. I would like to receive at least one station at 88.7 clearly. There are several in the 88 to 89 range that would do as well. It would be good to have an antenna that does it. I definitely recall a simple dipole that looks like a T that is made from some TV lead wire. That's been hooked to an FM rcvr not far from me, but has never worked to well. Possibly because I have to mount it on a nearby wall and under a shelf. It seems to me that years ago that a rabbit ears TV antenna included FM. Certainly the length of the ears were about right. They seem harder to come by. Something like a desktop model would be good, since RS is hooked into my computer in the den. Any suggestions? Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet Take 66 inches of twinlead. Bare the ends back about 1.5 inches on each end and short them. Cut into one side only in the center and bare the cut wire. Connect it to the 300 ohm input of your tuner with more 300 ohm line, or insert a balun and connect with RG6 coax. Placement may be as important as antenna design. -- Dave Oldridge+ ICQ 1800667 |
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A Small Indoor FM Antenna
"Dave Oldridge" wrote in message 9... "W. Watson" wrote in ink.net: I have a product called RadioShark that is like Tivo for radio. I'm in an area where FM is a bit hard to get. I would like to receive at least one station at 88.7 clearly. There are several in the 88 to 89 range that would do as well. It would be good to have an antenna that does it. I definitely recall a simple dipole that looks like a T that is made from some TV lead wire. That's been hooked to an FM rcvr not far from me, but has never worked to well. Possibly because I have to mount it on a nearby wall and under a shelf. It seems to me that years ago that a rabbit ears TV antenna included FM. Certainly the length of the ears were about right. They seem harder to come by. Something like a desktop model would be good, since RS is hooked into my computer in the den. Any suggestions? Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet Take 66 inches of twinlead. Bare the ends back about 1.5 inches on each end and short them. Cut into one side only in the center and bare the cut wire. Connect it to the 300 ohm input of your tuner with more 300 ohm line, or insert a balun and connect with RG6 coax. Placement may be as important as antenna design. ... and if your home is like mine (also CA), it's stucco, which has an internal supporting wire frame that acts as a shield to RF. Putting the antenna outside may be required. Is your listenening room on the same side of the house as the transmitter? That would help. I live in a metropolitan area, so I get away with sloppy and careless. You may need to be neat and careful. g You can buy dedicated multi-element antennas just for the FM band. http://www.starkelectronic.com/fmpage.htm should get you started if you take that route. |
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A Small Indoor FM Antenna
Sal M. Onella wrote:
"Dave Oldridge" wrote in message 9... "W. Watson" wrote in hlink.net: I have a product called RadioShark that is like Tivo for radio. I'm in an area where FM is a bit hard to get. I would like to receive at least one station at 88.7 clearly. There are several in the 88 to 89 range that would do as well. It would be good to have an antenna that does it. I definitely recall a simple dipole that looks like a T that is made from some TV lead wire. That's been hooked to an FM rcvr not far from me, but has never worked to well. Possibly because I have to mount it on a nearby wall and under a shelf. It seems to me that years ago that a rabbit ears TV antenna included FM. Certainly the length of the ears were about right. They seem harder to come by. Something like a desktop model would be good, since RS is hooked into my computer in the den. Any suggestions? Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet Take 66 inches of twinlead. Bare the ends back about 1.5 inches on each end and short them. Cut into one side only in the center and bare the cut wire. Connect it to the 300 ohm input of your tuner with more 300 ohm line, or insert a balun and connect with RG6 coax. Placement may be as important as antenna design. ... and if your home is like mine (also CA), it's stucco, which has an internal supporting wire frame that acts as a shield to RF. Putting the antenna outside may be required. Is your listenening room on the same side of the house as the transmitter? That would help. I live in a metropolitan area, so I get away with sloppy and careless. You may need to be neat and careful. g You can buy dedicated multi-element antennas just for the FM band. http://www.starkelectronic.com/fmpage.htm should get you started if you take that route. Yes, I think I will have to drill a hole somewhere and mount the antenna (Yagi) outside the house. I made a 300 ohm lead antenna and mounted it on a 5' long board, so that I could move it around. It really didn't have any impact. I had hoped being close to a window would help, but nay. So that I don't have to mount the antenna on my roof, it seems possible to mount it some 50' from the house and transmit the signal to the house. I think I've seen some device like that for office use. They put it in a window, and distribute the signal inside the office to people who have FM (maybe AM too) radios. Maybe RShack or SuperCircuits sells them. Don't recall where I've seen them. Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet -- "No, Groucho is not my real name. I am only breaking it in for a friend." -- Groucho Marx Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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