On 9 Mar, 16:42, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
"Arny Krueger" wrote in message

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

Not true. FM is transmitted almost universally as circular polarization.
This has been so for at least a couple decades now.

Warning
Arny does not like women who know more than him.

I Love all wimmins.
cuhulin

"James" no wrote in message
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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


If you want to save some money, you can make your own omni. Take two pieces of heavy copper
wire, about 30" each, and extend them in opposite directions. You could also use small
copper pipe or something like that if you don't want to use wire. Take two more and do the
same at 90°. Take about a 20" piece of RG6 or RG59 and connect the two dipoles together.
Your downlead will also be RG6 or RG59, attached across one dipole or the other. Put a
couple of loops, around 10" in diameter, in the downlead near the antenna. I have two of
them in my attic, one on a splitter driving two FM radios. Works great.
--
Earl

On Jul 2, 3:01*pm, "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
"James" no wrote in message

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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

If you want to save some money, you can make your own omni. *Take two pieces of heavy copper
wire, about 30" each, and extend them in opposite directions. *You could also use small
copper pipe or something like that if you don't want to use wire. *Take two more and do the
same at 90°. *Take about a 20" piece of RG6 or RG59 and connect the two dipoles together.
Your downlead will also be RG6 or RG59, attached across one dipole or the other. *Put a
couple of loops, around 10" in diameter, in the downlead near the antenna. *I have two of
them in my attic, one on a splitter driving two FM radios. *Works great.
--
Earl

A Single (1) Vertical Half-Wave Dipole will do
for a basic FM Omni-Directional Antenna.
http://www.northcountryradio.com/Articles/fmdip.htm
http://www.willus.com/author/antenna.shtml

The basic FM Folded Dipole Antenna made out of
300 Ohm TV Twin Lead that is mounted Vertically
also makes a good Omni-Directional FM Antenna.
http://www.kgnu.org/ht/helpfm.html
http://kalx.berkeley.edu/recept/tanttips.htm
http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/images/dipole.bmp

Here is an Image of a Ready Made and very low
cost FM Folded Dipole Antenna
http://www.farnsworthelectronics.com...s/antenn14.gif
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ190233985347

Also a Pair of TV Rabbit Ears Fully Extended and
mounted Vertically will make a fair Omni-Directional
FM Antenna.
http://www.w-l-t.org/Pix/ist2_1238611_rabbit_ears.jpg
-ps- a Pair of TV Rabbit Ears is a VHF Dipole Antenna.
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ370064295269

FWIW - Most of these simple FM Antennas can be
used Inside the House -or- Outdoors in the Yard.

antennas are f m magic - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}

"Earl Kiosterud" wrote in message
news:wUSak.239$713.68@trnddc03...

"James" no wrote in message
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Who makes a good outdoor, omni-directional fm antenna ?


http://www.magnumdynalab.com/fmantenna-st2.htm

RHF wrote:
On Jul 2, 3:01 pm, "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
"James" no wrote in message

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Who makes a good outdoor, omni-directional fm antenna ?
The question was "who makes", not "what comes up when a monkey uses Google?"

http://www.winegard.com/offair/fm.htm

On Jul 3, 6:12 am, Dave wrote:
RHF wrote:
On Jul 2, 3:01 pm, "Earl Kiosterud" wrote:
"James" no wrote in message

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

- The question was "who makes",
- not "what comes up when a monkey uses Google?"
- http://www.winegard.com/offair/fm.htm

Dave - The Simple Answer -is- Make Your Own.
* The basic FM Folded Dipole Antenna made out of
* 300 Ohm TV Twin Lead that is mounted Vertically
* also makes a good Omni-Directional FM Antenna.
* http://www.kgnu.org/ht/helpfm.html
* http://kalx.berkeley.edu/recept/tanttips.htm
* http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/images/dipole.bmp

Follow-Up : How to Build a 'Better' FM Antenna
-by- Marc S.A. Glasgow -aka- The CyberPoet®
http://www.cyberpoet.net/writes/web/infwiz/spant.html

Omni-Directional Antennas -by- Signal Engineering
http://www.signalengineering.com/ult...verticals.html
1/2 Wave-Length Vertical Ground-Plane Antenna
5/8 Wave-Length Vertical Antenna

Frequency and Wavelength (WL) Calculator :
http://www.csgnetwork.com/freqwavelengthcalc.html
88 MHz FM Antenna
1/2 WL ~ 67 Inches = Two 1/4 WL ~ 33.5 Inches
5/8 WL ~ 84 Inches (7 Feet)

Ready Made - FM Radio Band Antennas :
* Shakespeare 5/8 WL Galaxy 5235-XT
Eight Foot (8') AM/FM Entertainment Band Antenna
http://www.turtlemarine.com/shake5235xt.html
* Comet 5/8 WL CFM-95SL, FM Omni-Directional Antenna
http://www.progressive-concepts.com/...tem.html?id=47
* Ramsey 5/8 WL FMA200 FM Broadcast Antenna
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002NRJOU
* Shakespeare 5/8 WL Eight Foot (84") AM/FM Antenna
http://www.nulime.com/Shakespeare-51...ntenna/p235819
-fwiw- a FireStik 7-Foot CB Whip Antenna works very well
as an FM 5/8 WL Veritical Omni-Directional Antenna
http://www.westcoastmall.net/kw7y-or...oe-p-3726.html
http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/res-n-band.htm

DAVE - Preach that "Hated" for Google 'users'.

The Internet [WWW] : To Google ? -or- Not To Google ?

-ps- It Ain't A Question.

It Is A Matter of Freedom of Choice for Internet Users. ~ RHF

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:26:58 -0700, RHF wrote:





Trust me, the Winegard's a good deal. Beware of mind****ers.

On Jul 3, 1:07*pm, Dave wrote:
On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:26:58 -0700, RHF wrote:

- Trust me, the Winegard's a good deal.
-*Beware of mind****ers.

(OT) : Dave -reminds-us- Beware of Mind-F*ckers
-aka- Beware of Dave ;-}

In article ,
Dave wrote:

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:26:58 -0700, RHF wrote:





Trust me, the Winegard's a good deal. Beware of mind****ers.

This from the guy that fries his own brain.

What a nut case.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California