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IME most SS meters are optimistic. Small indoor directional antennas usually don't have a lot of gain

Posted by Timbo in Oz (A) on December 20, 2015 at 21:16:14

In Reply to: RE: Does the Md108 have tahe capability to tell you the actual signal strength you are getting? posted by Dimitry on December 20, 2015 at 19:43:51:

And, most needle type SS meters are optimistic - providing little real discrimination between station's actual signal strength - being designed to make most stations look strong.

So, you are using two antennas and swapping leads into the MD or does it have two antenna inputs?

If you could obtain a diplexer it might be worth trying the two Godars aimed - at each of the two stations - and see if the sound improves.

You might find that the needle barely moves from 9 when it ought to show a significant difference.

Should you buy the M4FM? Reviews

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=DaySequerra+M4FM+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=IId3VuzuCIbMmAWO67SACQ

And, you couldn't find any reviews?

The M4FM by DS is a broadcast monitor for stations using Hybrid Digital side-bands to generate more income. It's a tool for such station's engineers to monitor if the HD signals are working. In short you would be paying for a lot of features you just do not need.

Even IF you were vitally interested in the HD output of the two broadcasters you aim at there would be decent HD capable tuners for far less money.

IMExperience the only way to get very good sound from analogue FM is to spend a fair bit of effort and thought on maximising the gain from a directional antenna aimed at the station's transmitter

None of the Godar indoor antenna range have particularly high gain - because they can't - being too small compared to FM wavelengths of 3 metres.

There is just one kind of indoor directional and high-gain antenna which you can DIY and will perform as well or better than many outdoor FM Yagis. It can also go in a loft space, the bigger the better.

You might be able to build two of them and hide them under a big rug / even tack one each on the ceiling of two adjacent rooms aimed at your two stations.

Click below.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

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