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How would you define a good FM antenna?

My definition is one that is strong enough to drive your FM front end into full quieting, on all desired stations, with a signal free of multipath additions caused by reflections.

Noting that no tuner made can eliminate multi-path.

By definition there are only two indoor FM antennas that can guarantee that are a Moxon or way better a wire rhombic. The Moxon can be pointed, but hasn't anywhere near the gain of a rhombic, but more gain than the folded dipole from Crane.

Powered indoor antennas usually add noise.












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  • How would you define a good FM antenna? - Timbo in Oz 21:16:39 09/21/16 (0)

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