morello@cyclps.DEC (04/30/84)
Is there anything that you can do to your FM Stereo to massively improve both reception and the number of channels that you can recieve? In particular, what kind of antennae are the best? Thank You. Rich Morello Digital Equipment, Burlington, MA.
rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (05/02/84)
Yes, the simplest and best thing you can do is buy an antenna (or antennas, as stacking of antennas is good in the really bad places) designed for FM (not one for TV and FM both) and mount it in a high, clear spot. Use amplifiers only if you must, to make up for losses in the lines between the antenna and set. Place first amp at the antenna for best results. For really long cable run you may need one at set end also. I think that low loss coax is best cable. Plain old twin lead picks up too much noise and is affected by metal objects near it (wires, pipes, gutters, weather strips) and it weathers rapidly. Shielded twin lead has pretty high loss. If you can, locate your home on a hill, rather than a valley. At sea level in Central NJ, one antennae no amps, coax I can get good reception from Boston to Washington DC. Using Radio Shack FM antenna, I think. By looking back up to 10 or 15 years you will find informative material and ratings in Consumer Reports. Dick Grantges hound!rfg
dswankii@uok.UUCP (05/11/84)
#R:decwrl:-751100:uok:400016:000:392 uok!dswankii May 11 07:32:00 1984 The other thing that you can do is get a satalite dish set up for FM. I was suprised (now I'm just amused) to find that there are a large number of music channels on satalite. By the way, doesn't coax START with less transfered signal when compared to twin-lead but hold the level constant over a greater time? David Swank II !ctvax!uokvax!uok!dswankii University of Oklahoma