[Vintage-Audio] fm antenna

[Duane Fischer W8DBF]

Michael,

A simple and effective solution, I use it myself, is to use a splitter from 
the TV beam and feed both the TV and the FM tuner. I have DSS satellite, but 
kept the directional beam and rotor for local stations. It works very well, 
even though the impedence and frequency match is not perfect.

I easily pull stations from 100 miles on FM in stereo.

If you have an outsie TV antenna, but no signal boost amp for it, add one. 
Not expensive, very effective!

If you have no outside TV antenna, what about using a wire around the house 
unver the eves? Neighbors can not see it.

Frankly, almost anything should work for a 100,000 watt FM station at that 
distance!  I can get that using my finger on the antenna terminal, so maybe 
the problem is the tuner Michael? It should receive better than you describe 
using anything for an antenna.

Duane W8DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Salmons, Michael" <SalmonsM at missouri.edu>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back" 
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:26 AM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] fm antenna


> I'm sure this subject has come up, so you'll forgive me for the
> redundancy. I'm looking to improve my FM reception but I don't have
> access to the roof. (Technically I do, but it's a very steep roof and
> the house sits on the apex of a hill, so if I fell it would be like an
> 80-foot drop). I have some freebie fm dipoles and some rabbit ears left
> over from TV sets and none provide what I condider to be a reasonable
> proposition, clear stereo reception of a 100kw station 35 miles away.
> Reception of the station in question on my Sony 2010 is pegged, 10/10,
> but my various multigang hifi tuners can't quite cut it. Also the 2010
> only does FM in mono, therefore not having to receive two signals, so
> maybe I'm not being fair to my hifi equipment.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good indoor scheme for me? I can mount something
> outside of the house. I have even considered those antennas you can
> attach to your satellite dish, as it is on the side of the house and
> relatively easy to access. I have an attic as well, although getting the
> wire to the living room might prove daunting as the silly previous
> owners of the house used that loose fill insulation, so it's nearly
> impossible to monkey with wiring up there.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Michael
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