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FM DX antenna help.
Dxer92:
Hey guys I was wondering what are the best FM DX antenna(s) out there, I unfortunately cannot find the Antennacraft FM6 since it is now discontinued... Does anyone have any other options for a good FM DX antenna? I been looking for a while and well.. Not had much success...
Pigmeat:
You could try a two meter beam, the frequency coverage is close enough to work up there. A combo TV/FM antenna should work, too. A TV antenna rotator should handle either easily.
Of course, you could roll your own. A couple of straightened out coat hangers cut to length for the elements, a chunk of pvc for the horizontal support beam, and a coax connector of your choice and bit of wire to feed the driven element. Mount it to a mast and you're ready to go. The neighbors might wince, but all the radio guys driving by will think it's uber cool.
Don't fall off the roof. These light antennas can have deceptive loft in a good gust of wind. You don't want to Mary Poppins yourself to a broken neck.
redhat:
I bought an 8 element Winegard beam online several years back that seems to work pretty good. With nighttime enhancement, I can usually hear out to 250 miles on sticky nights. I see it's no longer available though :(
A friend of mine had two of their bigger brothers stacked on a rotor. Back in around '06 we caught 25 stations out to 2000 miles with it. What a summer that was.
You may have some luck stacking a pair of these. http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/30-2460
+-RH
Dxer92:
Now how do you stack antennas exactly??
redhat:
Space them 1 wavelength (10 feet at FM frequencies) and feed their outputs with identical length cables to a splitter, used in this case as a combiner. You will realize more forward gain this way, but front to back ratios will remain the same.
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