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Passive Antenna Recommendations
I have a longwire already that came with my Sony 7600
but I'm thinking that getting a longer antenna will capture more singal. Any recommendations? Right now I've connected my longwire to the fireescape however the end of the antenna is not metallic so im not sure if this will imporve the signal since the longwire is not making a contact with the escape. |
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Passive Antenna Recommendations
Your longwire setup should improve your signal. Make sure your wire
does not touch anything that conducts electricity like metal. You can experiment with the lenth of the wire and the direction to improve reception. asdf wrote: I have a longwire already that came with my Sony 7600 but I'm thinking that getting a longer antenna will capture more singal. Any recommendations? Right now I've connected my longwire to the fireescape however the end of the antenna is not metallic so im not sure if this will imporve the signal since the longwire is not making a contact with the escape. |
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Passive Antenna Recommendations
I like coax (cable TV type, RG58 or RG6) connecting to a longwire. They
sell a connector you can solder the longwire onto this (It's a type F connector usually for coax). Also they have a type F connector to 1/8" minijack which will go into many of the radios. Not sure if you have minijack or just a wire for your radio. I've tried a longwire without coax, and it picks up too much noise inside the house. The coax helps you just get the signal from the outside. It sounds like you're in an apartment in New York or something, and that you'd probably need to 'dangle' the antenna down. Vertical antennas will pick up more noise than a horizontal antenna. Ground the outside of the coax if you can, but I did not notice much difference when I did. |
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