Thank you so much guys, Bruce and John. I sort of get a little of
this inductor/capacitor thing now. I am interested in one of the
commercial FM antennas mentioned as the reception on the TV next to
the radio is just slightly compromised now from that splitter. No
biggie, but I have to have an amplifier to get any TV at all. And
never had decent radio in 5 years. But you'all have my hopes up now.
On the AM antenna--- here I thought there was more than just wire
involved! I saw the words ferrite, and induction and freaked I
guess.
Questions: Can I use a piece of wood instead of cardboard or
styrofoam? Is speaker wire too light? I have a cable that says
MPP/CMP/PCC FT6 -- -- 4/24. Six copper wires. Would that work? Any
easy way to get the covering off?
And thanks so much for the ladder concerns, you really warmed my
heart on that. No one would hear the crash out here in the middle of
the big Missouri forest, for sure.
And good guess on the dimmer switches. Both of them are.
Thanks again,
Nancy
--- In loopantennas@..., "Stumm, John C" <jcstumm@s...>
wrote:
Greetings Clueless!
It depends on what you mean by super expensive. CCrane offers a
very nice AM antenna that would serve you well in your outlying area.
They go for a hundred bucks though, (unless you can find one on ebay
for less). You can place the ferrite "head' in a spot that maximizes
signal and minimizes noise. As far as using light switch cover
screws, they tend to be noise magnets, especially if you employ
dimmers. ccrane.com is the address and they offer other antennas as
well. The Justice AM antenna, (as it was formerly known), at $100, is
a lot of bang for your buck. They may offer free shipping also?
Good luck,
John
