How to Replace Me as FM Radio Antenna Booster?
TC with car type radio and antenna. Often get garbled reception that clears up if I get near the radio. What is needed for the antenna or whatever? Thanks
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If your rig has fiberglass siding, the outside braid of the coax is most likely acting as a "counter poise" or "groundplane".
By unwinding and unbunching the coax you increased the counter poise or groundplane improving reception.
Basically as is it is the same as this..
A wire "dipole"..
I have had zero luck where I live using wired dipoles and even folded wire dipoles like this..
Since most of the radio stations I have are 40-50 miles from me..
You might need a new plan of attack, longer whip plus some metal near the antenna to act as a ground plane or counter poise..
If you can remove the ducky mast leaving the mount in place, perhaps try adding a metal rod twice the length to where the ducky was connected to see if that improves things..
By unwinding and unbunching the coax you increased the counter poise or groundplane improving reception.
Basically as is it is the same as this..
A wire "dipole"..
I have had zero luck where I live using wired dipoles and even folded wire dipoles like this..
Since most of the radio stations I have are 40-50 miles from me..
You might need a new plan of attack, longer whip plus some metal near the antenna to act as a ground plane or counter poise..
If you can remove the ducky mast leaving the mount in place, perhaps try adding a metal rod twice the length to where the ducky was connected to see if that improves things..
