- Posted by 1973shovel (A) on June 17, 2009 at 16:28:39
In Reply to: RE: Antenna for Sony XDR-F1HD ? posted by jimmyjames on June 17, 2009 at 11:37:24
"At 63″, the FM dipole supplied with the XDR-F1HD is rather long. Mounted in the clear about 6′ above the floor, resonance occurred below the FM band at 85 MHz. Reducing the effective length with a piece of string as shown optimizes the response for 88–92 MHz. Tie the string so that the horizontal wires are 3″ above the mounting hole. This configuration reduces mismatch loss 0.3 dB at 88 MHz, 1.4 dB at 90 MHz, and 2.0 dB at 92 MHz. To cover 88–108 MHz, use a folded dipole instead. Tilt the antenna to maximize signal strength."
