You were just lucky!

Posted by Timbo in Oz (A) on February 12, 2015 at 05:50:58

In Reply to: RE: Radio Shack antennas posted by sony6060 on February 10, 2015 at 06:40:26:

FM in stereo needs low multipath on the input signal. And a strong signal to get the front-end to full limiting.

The only way to guarantee both at 30 miles from the centre of a city is with a directional antenna.

A rabbit ear antenna is better in some ways than a folded dipole because it can be 'pointed' at each station more easily and less intrusively. So that it is effectively more directional. But, they often don't have as much gain.

Indoor antennas are also prone to be blanked out by our bodies, and since the mid 1990's by spurious EMI / RFI from all our tech stuff as well.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

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Topic - Radio Shack antennas - Pete B. 12:18:14 02/09/15 (18)

RE: Radio Shack antennas - sony6060 20:02:28 02/27/15 (0)

RE: Radio Shack antennas - Markw* 11:37:21 02/27/15 (0)

Radio Shack Rabbit Ears antenna works great in SF Bay Area for FM. - oldmkvi 08:14:25 02/22/15 (2)

For exactly where your rabbit ear antenna is, and you are lucky. - Timbo in Oz 17:32:53 02/24/15 (0)

RE: Radio Shack Rabbit Ears antenna works great in SF Bay Area for FM. - Pete B. 08:42:51 02/22/15 (0)

RE: Radio Shack antennas - jamestavegia@gmail.com 23:45:51 02/18/15 (0)

You need a 3 to 6 element directional FM-only antenna. - Timbo in Oz 05:45:07 02/12/15 (1)

RE: You need a 3 to 6 element directional FM-only antenna. - Pete B. 06:29:48 02/12/15 (0)

Have They - Awe-d-o-file 15:09:26 02/10/15 (2)

RE: Have They - Pete B. 15:16:25 02/10/15 (1)

Thanks Pete! n/t - Awe-d-o-file 09:49:17 02/11/15 (0)

RE: Radio Shack antennas - Pete B. 10:58:20 02/10/15 (0)

RE: Radio Shack antennas - openmind 07:58:56 02/10/15 (0)

RE: Radio Shack antennas - sony6060 06:40:26 02/10/15 (1)

You were just lucky! - Timbo in Oz 05:50:58 02/12/15 (0)

RE: Radio Shack antennas - stellavox 04:33:54 02/10/15 (0)

One of these might do well... - J. S. Bach 14:39:58 02/09/15 (1)

RE: One of these might do well... - tesla 06:13:48 02/12/15 (0)

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You were just lucky! - Timbo in Oz 05:50:58 02/12/15 (0)

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