Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna

Posted by Timbo in Oz (A) on July 16, 2013 at 02:44:53

In Reply to: Finding a really good tuner posted by MERLESCRUGGS on July 15, 2013 at 03:13:57:

'Decent' depending on where you live and where the stations you want are in relation to you for reception.

Good results from FM don't just depend on good received signal strength - which most tuners indicators are designed to exaggerate. It also depends on low multi-path on the signal from each desired station. aka minimal reflections.

"No tuner made can reject multi-path."

The antenna can and is a real part of your radio system, and can crucially affect sound quality.

If you have any stations nearby that regularly broadcast live acoustic concerts or recordings of such then you may need a 'decent' antenna.

So what's the budget for your antenna / do you know what you need?

I'll go further, if the above isn't on your radar and if there are such stations nearby there's a whole world of free music available for less than $US 150, or a lot less.

FM FOOL can help you put the local stations on the map and let you trace their bearings back to your home on the same map. Only then will you know.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

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Topic - Finding a really good tuner - MERLESCRUGGS 03:13:57 07/15/13 (15)

RE: Finding a really good tuner - openmind 13:24:39 07/16/13 (1)

RE: Finding a really good tuner - 6bq5 11:19:00 07/17/13 (0)

Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna - Timbo in Oz 02:44:53 07/16/13 (2)

RE: Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna - openmind 09:03:57 07/16/13 (1)

RE: Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna - 6bq5 11:05:32 07/16/13 (0)

RE: Finding a really good tuner - 6bq5 15:50:22 07/15/13 (0)

RE: "a really good tuner" - 1973shovel 10:58:39 07/15/13 (4)

RE: "a really good tuner" - Eli Duttman 18:08:43 07/15/13 (2)

RE: "a really good tuner" - BFitz 20:25:27 07/17/13 (0)

RE: ""hot rodding" the FM3" - 1973shovel 19:05:16 07/15/13 (0)

RE: "a really good tuner" - belyin 15:56:58 07/15/13 (0)

16 Tuners here on AA Classifieds - Awe-d-o-file 08:15:33 07/15/13 (1)

ding, ding, ding! winner! - mhardy6647 08:55:49 07/15/13 (0)

RE: Finding a really good tuner - The Dill 06:23:10 07/15/13 (1)

Ditto! nt - oldmkvi 08:45:18 07/15/13 (0)

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Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna - Timbo in Oz 02:44:53 07/16/13 (2)

RE: Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna - openmind 09:03:57 07/16/13 (1)

RE: Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna - 6bq5 11:05:32 07/16/13 (0)

Does this budget of $400-600 include a decent antenna

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