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JIM-IL

08-22-2002 19:25:34




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I have very poor radio reception in my workshop. The FM stations fade in and out and I can pick up relatively few stations. I thought well O.K. I'm in the country. Then I happened to turn on the car radio as I was backing out[of the same building]-no comparison-I picked up many more stations with no fade. I've tried two different radios, neither expensive, with the same results. Whats the solution, a high priced radio? I'd always lived in an urban area before. Thanks for your input.

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Fred OH

08-25-2002 10:12:20




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 Re: Radio reception in reply to JIM-IL, 08-22-2002 19:25:34  
I had a similar problem once, on a Canada fishing trip. Couldn't get much as far as reception was concerned...till I sat the radio on the electric box that was on the wall. Cheap and dirty... always try them first. For the very best reception of FM...an antenna cut for 88 to 108 MHZ.or a tv antenna with a Radio Shack (or similar) preamp on it...pointed toward the station you are interested in...and the FM trap switched out. L8R....Fred OH (KE8SS)

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Wilhelm

08-23-2002 14:22:39




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 Re: Radio reception in reply to JIM-IL, 08-22-2002 19:25:34  
If it is a small portable radio with no external antenna input make a piece of baord the size of the back of your radio. Put in 4 nails or similar on the corners of the board and with some thin insulated copper wire make a coil of aprrox 10 to 20 windings almost the size of your radio. Connect one end to ground (e.g. waterpipe) and the other to some ungrounded metal (e.g. part of the construction of your building. Place your radio with the back close to the coil and your reception will improve significant. You can experiment a little by bringing out the antenna end of the coil outside or even connect it to some other metal.
Another option is to put an antenna on your roof consisting of a horizontal piece of metal tube or a thick wire of approx 5 ft long (quarter wave length of the avarage wave lenght of an FM signal). Connect the middle of this tube or wire to the antenna end of your coil. You got to turn it towards the direction of your favorit station.
Good luck

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Pete(NY)

08-23-2002 11:13:11




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 Re: Radio reception in reply to JIM-IL, 08-22-2002 19:25:34  
It sounds crazy but when we have marginal reception we'll take a 1/2" copper pipe about 10 ft long and sleeve it over the antenna. It wouldn't hurt to try if you have the copper around.



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Jerry A.

08-23-2002 08:39:48




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 Re: Radio reception in reply to JIM-IL, 08-22-2002 19:25:34  
I had the very same experience (noticing that the car radio got better reception). I bought a booster from Radio Shack (maybe around $40). It definitely helps. You have to "tune" the booster to the same range as the radio dial. I went from receiving 2 FM stations to about 6 or more. If I take the stereo function off, I get another 1 or 2. I don't change stations frequently, so adjusting the booster isn't really a hassle. I guess I didn't want to mess with putting up a better FM antenna

Good luck.

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Steve B

08-23-2002 04:42:04




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 Re: Radio reception in reply to JIM-IL, 08-22-2002 19:25:34  
Try Useing your cable TV line with a matching transformer into a reciever. Our cable COM. of which I am a technician for offers FM through the cable line. Even if you do not have cable service the length of coax will act as a pretty good antenna.



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Rod MI

08-22-2002 22:55:25




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 Re: Radio reception in reply to JIM-IL, 08-22-2002 19:25:34  
I use a car radio in my shop with a car antenna on the roof and works grate I have a 12V converter from radio shack for the power to the radio



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Mac

08-22-2002 19:43:02




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 Re: Radio reception in reply to JIM-IL, 08-22-2002 19:25:34  
Any foil faced insulation or metal will kill the reception. Been there. Solved my problem with an external ant. used co-ax cable and for good measure I installed an FM ant. Booster. Worked wonders. Some radio's are better than others also.
Ran about 50 bucks. DIY project.



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