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In Reply to: Newbie needs antenna advice posted by Dave Kingsland on September 24, 2006 at 16:14:30:

you did! A good antenna will usually improve sound quality too. If you can afford more than the radio shack yagi I'd do it. I use a Delhi QFM 9 and think it only cost 70 bucks or so shipped. It's overkill for me but that's better than not quite having enough antenna for the job. Fifty miles is a good ways away.
If you have stations who's towers cannot be pickup up with the antenna without a rotator then of course you need one. You may want to try without it if they're only 10-15 degrees off.

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Thanks for the suggestion - Dave Kingsland 09:25:41 09/27/06 (2)
I can certainly afford to spend more on the antenna, I just didn't really know what's out there. Aside from Radio Shack, the local electronics stores don't seem to carry big Yagi antennas anymore.
Dave
- Bre careful of those "big" Radio Shack yagis. - Markw* 05:54:03 09/28/06 (0)
  IIRC, they only sell that one FM ONLY yagi, and it's a good one within it's design limits.
  Those bigger yagi's tend to be all-in-one units designed mainly for for VHF/UHF TV. Virtually all of the elements are tuned for those frequencies but they throw in a token element for FM. It's a nice feature and handy, fer sure, but it's not the same as a dedicated FM antenna.
  If you want OTA VHF/UHF TV, fine, these are a great way to go, but just be aware that that little yagi you're looking at will actually pick up FM better than those big, impressive looking combo units.
- Dave: Try this site: - warnerwh 22:49:50 09/27/06 (0)
  This is the antenna I am using in Portland, Oregon. It's way overkill. I had to add an adjustable attenuator and leave it turned all the way up to not over drive my tuners. My tuners are a highly modded Kt 7500 and a stock Sansui Tu 717.
  Both tuners are excellent, the Kenwood I should say is outstanding. If you can afford more however then it may be a wise move. If, like me, you have quality broadcasts with music you like it's worth every penny. Even an expensive yagi isn't over 100 or so unless you get the to of the line APS I think is 200. You can check anntennaperformance.com.
  A rotor may or may not be an issue in your situation. It's easy enough to add one if you need it however.
  - http://www.starkelectronic.com/delhi.htm (Open in New Window)

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