AM/FM low mount antenna options
Well, I ripped off the lame flex antenna pulling our just purchased Wildcat fiver out of our metal cover. Seems the spring on the antenna was stronger than the OSB roof the mount was screwed into. I...
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Nevadastars wrote:
Does anyone have any good recommendations for an antenna that is fairly low? Also, I will some how have to repair the coax end that got ripped off with the antenna.
AM reception (not talking about amplitude modulation transmission) is usually not a problem. However, FM reception range is limited, higher quality but shorter range.
One option for a fairly low (but not small antenna), yet with 4db gain, 360 all-around, (50 miles reception) is a round dipole.
Omnidirectional FM Reception Antenna
Just under $30, not so cheap, but solid and easy to install, and found it good to resist high winds.:)
Comes with a 75 ohms female coaxial cable connector.
Mounted mine on a telescopic fiber-glass painter's pole at the rear to extend the reception range.
