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FM antenna| speakerman1 |
Posted: January 19, 2008 08:58 am
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 Millenium Member  Group: Dealer Posts: 1566 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007  |
I live in the country so I can't pull in alot of stations. Any suggestions on a FM antenna.
larry -------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck |
  
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| hifi_nut |
Posted: January 19, 2008 09:21 am
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 Giving it another try  Group: Charter Member Posts: 3384 Member No.: 6 Joined: June 30, 2006 |
I learned a few things about FM antennas here
You can then go look for exactly what you want. If you live in a weak signal area, you´ll need a Yaggi with as many elements as possible ( for higher gain ) possibly mounted on a high mast with a rotor ( for selectivity ) FM listening can be great, but make sure you have good quality broadcastings available before you lash out on the medium. |
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| clint e. |
Posted: January 20, 2008 03:55 pm
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 D161t@L 0N L1N3 / Analog at heart  Group: Moderator Posts: 6089 Member No.: 40 Joined: July 13, 2006 |
Did you ever tried a TV antenna ( interior or exterior ) for FM radio ?
Once i tried it just for fun and i was amazed.  --------------------   " Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be measured " Albert Einstein |
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| itlldue |
Posted: January 20, 2008 04:18 pm
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I'm one of them po' folk who won't pay for cable, so I have a 30' mast and antenna on the house for TV. The FM reception in good enough to get the bay area stations, Sacramento, etc., and all of them in between. It's all I need.
 -------------------- IN ORDER TO BE OLD AND WISE, YOU MUST FIRST BE YOUNG AND STUPID
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| clint e. |
Posted: January 20, 2008 04:45 pm
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D161t@L 0N L1N3 / Analog at heart Group: Moderator Posts: 6089 Member No.: 40 Joined: July 13, 2006 |
I did the same as you Larry, in Salamanca, just to listen to some great Portuguese FM stations and i have a pretty good FM signal with a TV antenna.
 -------------------- " Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be measured " Albert Einstein |
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| OvenMaster |
Posted: January 21, 2008 12:52 am
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 Piece of Work Group: Charter Member Posts: 694 Member No.: 10 Joined: July 01, 2006 |
Same here, a TV/FM combo with an inline amplifier and a rotator up on a 25ft (7.6m) mast. Now all I need to do is get out of the valley I live in so I can get stations to my east. There's very little to the north, nothing at all to the west, so that means 90% of all I listen to is to the south.
-------------------- Tom
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: January 22, 2008 05:08 am
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Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1566 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
Ilive in an apartment. I saw a whip antenna that can be used indoor or outdoor. I've got a Trek but it"s a piece of crap. It has to be almost exactly pointing in the direction then it only pulls in a station 10 miles away.
-------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck |
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| cubdog |
Posted: January 24, 2008 03:46 pm
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I'm in a river valley 100 miles west of Chicago. All I get is a bunch of oldies stations.
cubdog |
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| itlldue |
Posted: January 24, 2008 04:41 pm
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I could go for that. -------------------- IN ORDER TO BE OLD AND WISE, YOU MUST FIRST BE YOUNG AND STUPID
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: February 01, 2008 11:45 am
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Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1566 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
just got a terk varible amplifacation. 40.00. its nice not to have static. lol
-------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck |
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| clint e. |
Posted: April 17, 2008 12:45 pm
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D161t@L 0N L1N3 / Analog at heart Group: Moderator Posts: 6089 Member No.: 40 Joined: July 13, 2006 |
Another interesting alternative is the ST-2 Vertical Omnidirectional FM Antenna from Magnum Dynalab :
http://www.magnumdynalab.com/fmantenna-st2.htm Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand)  -------------------- " Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be measured " Albert Einstein |
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: April 18, 2008 01:40 pm
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Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1566 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
yes i looked at it. i live in a valley. so hard to get any fm reception.
-------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck |
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