dizzy wrote:
JBorg, Jr. wrote:

Guess what, indoor, the flexible dipole beats the ST-2 hands down in
everyway. No contest.

I've always had fine performance from the cheap wire dipoles. I tried
one of the RS omni-directionals once (looks like an X made of 3'
oblong loops), and was not impressed.

Making these toy-like, table-top and wall mounted antennas to work is as
rewarding as giving lessons to teach a baboon the fine art of French
cuisine. Compared to an outdoor, roof-top well-designed yagis with
rotor, these mini-omnidirectionals are like pinworms contending with
anacondas.


Go DXing !

JBorg, Jr. wrote:
dizzy wrote:
JBorg, Jr. wrote:

Guess what, indoor, the flexible dipole beats the ST-2 hands down in
everyway. No contest.
I've always had fine performance from the cheap wire dipoles. I tried
one of the RS omni-directionals once (looks like an X made of 3'
oblong loops), and was not impressed.

Making these toy-like, table-top and wall mounted antennas to work is as
rewarding as giving lessons to teach a baboon the fine art of French
cuisine. Compared to an outdoor, roof-top well-designed yagis with
rotor, these mini-omnidirectionals are like pinworms contending with
anacondas.


Go DXing !


When Sporadic E happens almost anything will give you a catch. There's
nothing wrong with a folded dipole tacked to an outside wall, especially
in a higher-up room or apartment, if that's all you can do.

On Mar 9, 12:49*am, "JBorg, Jr." wrote:
dizzy wrote:
JBorg, Jr. wrote:

Guess what, indoor, *the flexible dipole beats the ST-2 hands down in
everyway. *No contest.

I've always had fine performance from the cheap wire dipoles. *I tried
one of the RS omni-directionals once (looks like an X made of 3'
oblong loops), and was not impressed.

- Making these toy-like, table-top and wall mounted
- antennas to work is as rewarding as giving lessons
- to teach a baboon the fine art of French cuisine.
-
- Compared to an outdoor, roof-top well-designed yagis
- with rotor, these mini-omnidirectionals are like pinworms
- contending with anacondas.
-
- Go DXing !
-

JBorg, Jr.

Please note that "James" the original poster asked :
"Who makes a good outdoor, omni-directional fm antenna ?"
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...b62830262cf871

The average Metro-Area {Local} FM Radio Listener
does not buy and use a "Turnstile" Omni-Directional
FM Antenna for FM Radio DXing. {Distant Listening}.

"Turnstile" Omni-Directional FM Antenna (FMSS)
http://www.mindspring.com/~brucec/turnstil.gif
http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?prod=FMSS
http://cgi.ebay.com/l_W0QQitemZ190205033741

They buy and use a "Turnstile" FM Antenna because it does
work very well in Urban Areas; where they have strong FM
Signals coming from many FM Radio Stations who's signals
are originating from several locations and directions that
are spread-out all around their Home or Office.

"Turnstile" Omni-Directional FM Antenna on the Roof
http://www.ogrensat.com/graphics/antena2a.jpg
http://home.mchsi.com/~n0gz/antenna_farm2.jpg
http://images.jupiterimages.com/comm...9/22966974.jpg
- - - = = = Versus = = = - - -
Multi-Element FM Antenna with a Rotor mounted
High-Up In-the-Air for FM Radio DXing
http://www.marcradio.org/gxmrctower2.jpg
http://www.blish.org/ppages/bwpics/APS14.jpg
http://www.ogrensat.com/graphics/antena1a.jpg

Clearly Two very 'different' FM Radio Antenna 'Set-Ups :
For Two very 'different' FM Radio Listening uses.
http://www.abc.net.au/reception/radio/fm_antenna.htm

Multi-Element FM Radio Antennas for DXing
Winegard HD-6000 FM Stereo Antenna ProStar PR-6000 4 Element Yagi
Outdoor Local Off-Air Reception Digital Radio Station Signal Rooftop
Aerial, 75 Ohm Suburban Directive, Part # HD6000, PR6000 | With Coax
Cable
http://www.summitsource.com/product_...oducts_id=4584

AntennaCraft FM6 FM Antenna 6 Electronic Elements Triple Driven
Directional Near Fringe Outdoor Radio Station Signal Rooftop Local Off-
Air Digital Stereo Reception Aerial, Part # FM-6 [Item # ANTFM6]
http://www.summitsource.com/product_...oducts_id=6055
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ300196503728

Three (3) Winegard FM {Only} Antennas
http://www.winegard.com/offair/fm.htm
HD6055P - http://www.winegard.com/offair/pdf/HD6055P.pdf
http://www.starkelectronic.com/wnhd6065.jpg

enjoy listening to your radios
it's been 'fm' marvelous ~ RHF