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| James... |
 Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:12 pm |
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I have a vacation cabin located in the mountains, at 4200 feet above sea
level. We get good tv, with a directional antenna, from stations up to
150 miles away.
We are within "tuning" distance of literally hundreds of fm radio
stations, from all directions.
I have just purchased the new Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner, and I want to
experiment with listening to HD FM radio stations available in my area. I
do NOT want a directional antenna.
I know that a simple cross-polarized fm antenna would be a pretty decent
antenna at this height, but I would like something different, and it seems
that I have seen or heard of a fairly new vertical fm antenna. I am also
not sure if it is an amplified antenna or not. Although I don't rule out
an amplified antenna, I don't think that I need one.
Does anyone here have a recommendation for a very good, high quality,
vertically polarized fm antenna ? I would prefer comments from people who
have actually used them, or at least has a friend that has the product
recommended.
Thanks !!
James |
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| Sonnova... |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:12 pm |
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On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:12:46 -0700, James wrote
(in article <ldydnX62y7NiIVPUnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d at (no spam) posted.localnet>):
Quote: I have a vacation cabin located in the mountains, at 4200 feet above sea
level. We get good tv, with a directional antenna, from stations up to
150 miles away.
We are within "tuning" distance of literally hundreds of fm radio
stations, from all directions.
I have just purchased the new Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner, and I want to
experiment with listening to HD FM radio stations available in my area. I
do NOT want a directional antenna.
I know that a simple cross-polarized fm antenna would be a pretty decent
antenna at this height, but I would like something different, and it seems
that I have seen or heard of a fairly new vertical fm antenna. I am also
not sure if it is an amplified antenna or not. Although I don't rule out
an amplified antenna, I don't think that I need one.
Does anyone here have a recommendation for a very good, high quality,
vertically polarized fm antenna ? I would prefer comments from people who
have actually used them, or at least has a friend that has the product
recommended.
Thanks !!
James
What's wrong with using the same antenna you use for TV? |
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| Steve Urbach... |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:17 pm |
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On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:02:39 -0700, Sonnova <sonnova at (no spam) audiosanatorium.com>
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Quote: On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:12:46 -0700, James wrote
(in article <ldydnX62y7NiIVPUnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d at (no spam) posted.localnet>):
I have a vacation cabin located in the mountains, at 4200 feet above sea
level. We get good tv, with a directional antenna, from stations up to
150 miles away.
We are within "tuning" distance of literally hundreds of fm radio
stations, from all directions.
I have just purchased the new Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner, and I want to
experiment with listening to HD FM radio stations available in my area. I
do NOT want a directional antenna.
I know that a simple cross-polarized fm antenna would be a pretty decent
antenna at this height, but I would like something different, and it seems
that I have seen or heard of a fairly new vertical fm antenna. I am also
not sure if it is an amplified antenna or not. Although I don't rule out
an amplified antenna, I don't think that I need one.
Does anyone here have a recommendation for a very good, high quality,
vertically polarized fm antenna ? I would prefer comments from people who
have actually used them, or at least has a friend that has the product
recommended.
Thanks !!
James
What's wrong with using the same antenna you use for TV?
Seconded
Mountains usually have valleys that are in the path of the signal.
Valleys/Nearby peaks (without transmitters) = potential Multipath
Fringe VHF (Hi Front to back gain), Yagis are the solution.
Amplified antennas amplify the multipath just as much as the signal.
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| James... |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:21 pm |
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because it is a yagi, which I said I didn't want
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| JKelly... |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:58 pm |
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Look for Magnum Dynalab, Canadian mfr. of FM tuners and a vertical FM
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| James... |
| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:08 pm |
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Sonnova, you make good points about the yagi, and I must now consider that
route again. My thinking is that I would like to scan the band, and see
what HD stations I can pick up. I suppose I could just do that in 4 major
directions, and keep lists.
I am fully aware of the ARRL handbook, and I agree with its validity and
value. But for this purpose, I am an "end" user, and I want to buy, not
build, a good fm antenna. If I do buya yagi, I would hope to get something
a bit more robust and quality than Radio Shack, Winegard, and Channel
Master.
Thanks again to all.
james |
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| James... |
| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:26 pm |
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A couple of points (not compass:) points):
1) Does you HD tuner allow "Add" type scanning (not replace the previous
scans found stations)?
2) The scan need to be done at Compass points a)no further apart that the
beam
width of the main lobe of the Yagi. b)Known station compass bearings.
www.fmfool.com might help with choosing them.
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Just getting the tuner ordered (the new Sony tuner), so not sure about that
feature of Add scanning. But, I doubt it. I can see where this would be a
great feature....
James |
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