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On Apr 8, 2:43*am, "Sanjaya" wrote:
- - I tried this yesterday afternoon and this morning and was - pretty impressed with the difference it made in FM reception. - Previously unheard stations have started showing up for me. - Anyone interested in FM stuff might want to try this nifty - and inexpensive antenna setup (adapable I'm sure for your - specific requirements) - - My radio is a Tecsun BCL 2000 with PAL FM antenna - connection, so I needed the second item below. The whole - setup cost me $19 with tax. - - Parts needed: - Radio Shack Catalog #15-1874 - Budget TV Antenna $13.00 - (comes with 4 foot coax and F-connector) http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...tId=2103077&cp - - Radio Shack Catalog #278-265 - European TV Adapter $4.50 - (Female F to Female PAL) http://www.radioshack.com/search/ind...Id=&kw=278-265 - Universal-radio.com has it cheaper - - 30 seconds to put it together and voila... immediately found - a station that I hadn't heard before. I tested it by unhooking - the coax. The station disappeared. Put antenna back in and - there it was again. Sanjaya, You simply substituted the Radio's 1/4WL Whip Antenna for an FM 1/2WL Dipole Antenna giving you more Gain and Directionality {Horizontal} and less Noise {Balanced}. Whip Antenna - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whip_antenna Dipole Antenna - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipole_antenna Read - A Discussion of Antenna Theory -by- Paul Graham [K9ERG] http://k9erg.tripod.com/theory.htm Review - Antenna Basics -by- Scott @ SE http://www.signalengineering.com/ult...na_basics.html All-Things-RF-Antennas http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/antennas.htm -by- EDUCYPEDIA - The Educational Encyclopedia FM Radio Reception Tips for FM and FM-Stereo http://www.ccrane.com/library/fm-rec....11.12.01.aspx -by- J. Carlos Perez - C.Crane Co. The C. Crane Co. FM Reflect Antenna is also a very good but simple FM Dipole Antenna for around $30. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/mwant/0143.html http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/fm-an...t-antenna.aspx Plus "That Something Extra" - Part # 2 The Simplest Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antennas That I Know Of . . . http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...bed3e059ec70a3 |
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