WHOM comes in all over the state!

Posted by mhardy6647 (A) on August 17, 2016 at 18:36:35

In Reply to: Best Indoor Antenna posted by mark.korda@myfairpoint.net on August 17, 2016 at 06:01:49:

Heck, I used to listen to it sometimes (Christmastime) down in Harvard, MA.

You ought to be able to get one of the NHPR stations fairly well.
Mrs. H (still) drives down to NBPT once a week from here and listens to an NHPR (and a Maine NPR station, sometimes, too) on the NH-101 to I-95 leg of the trip.

I am on the other side of NH from you (CT River "Upper Valley"). We listen to VPR on 89.5 MHz. I think that tower is atop Mt. Ascutney.

Indoor (amplified) antennae are terrible compromises -- all of them.
All in all, a well-made (and, if possible, tuned to a single frequency if one listens mostly to one station) simple FM "T" dipole is a pretty darned good option for an indoor antenna -- as long as it can be oriented for good reception of the desired station(s) without being obtrusive.

All this being said, I do use an indoor amplified antenna -- because I am too lazy to put up a proper outdoor directional antenna (I even have one -- and a rotator, too). Just one lazy mo'fo.

I am currently using a Technics "Wing" antenna that I got at NEARC for $7. It's OK -- and something of a conversation piece.

Do you ever go to NEARC or (even better) NEAR-Fest? NEAR-Fest isn't too far from you (Deerfield) and it's coming up Oct. 14-15. NEARC is in Brookline NH and is on Sept. 24. Both are good opportunities to pick up an indoor antenna inexpensively to try.

If you feel like getting up the gumption to cross the state on I-89 (it's a small state!), c'mon over sometime and I can send you home with a few to try if you like. A gala assortment of 'em here.
Heck, I could even mail one to you to try if you like. Send me an e-mail via the Asylum e-mail if you like...

Sorry this is so ramblin'... :-/
Hope it's even a wee bit helpful.

(NEARC website is www.nearc.net The NEAR-Fest link is below).

all the best,
mrh

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Topic - Best Indoor Antenna - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 06:01:49 08/17/16 (18)

RE: Best Indoor Antenna - Mr_bill2 15:17:47 08/27/16 (1)

Truly deep undesrtsning of antennas and FM there. - Timbo in Oz 02:14:46 09/03/16 (0)

Moxon indoor - Timbo in Oz 19:02:46 08/26/16 (1)

RE: Moxon indoor - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 07:42:28 08/27/16 (0)

You can't put a Yagi antenna outside? - jedrider 20:47:37 08/18/16 (4)

RE: You can't put a Yagi antenna outside? - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 11:00:48 08/20/16 (3)

RE: You can't put a Yagi antenna outside? - Awe-d-o-file 21:30:22 08/30/16 (0)

If you can receive the station from your car - jedrider 15:35:27 08/27/16 (1)

RE: If you can receive the station from your car - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 17:53:37 08/27/16 (0)

WHOM comes in all over the state! - mhardy6647 18:36:35 08/17/16 (3)

That's WHO..... - Awe-d-o-file 17:04:32 08/18/16 (1)

tee-hee -- actually the "HOM" is as in HOMe (goofily enough) -- - mhardy6647 17:11:13 08/18/16 (0)

RE: WHOM comes in all over the state! - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 19:34:21 08/17/16 (0)

IF you get any directional antenna with a boom and cross elementst - Timbo in Oz 16:02:59 08/17/16 (1)

RE: IF you get any directional antenna with a boom and cross elementst - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 17:28:00 08/17/16 (0)

RE: Best Indoor Antenna - 6bq5 09:19:23 08/17/16 (1)

I agree with the attic idea and - lancelot 13:36:21 08/17/16 (0)

RE: Best Indoor Antenna - Eli Duttman 08:58:34 08/17/16 (0)

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WHOM comes in all over the state! - mhardy6647 18:36:35 08/17/16 (3)

That's WHO..... - Awe-d-o-file 17:04:32 08/18/16 (1)

tee-hee -- actually the "HOM" is as in HOMe (goofily enough) -- - mhardy6647 17:11:13 08/18/16 (0)

RE: WHOM comes in all over the state! - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 19:34:21 08/17/16 (0)

WHOM comes in all over the state!

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