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Improving FM Reception

  • 23-11-2008 12:42pm
    #1
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,949 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the Consumer Electronics section so mods, feel free to move if appropriate..

    I bought an iLab iPod Alarm Clock/FM Dock yesterday and so far it seems like a pretty good little unit - the only problem I'm having is with the FM reception.

    Most of that is because I'm living in an estate that's in a dip/valley in the area, but the iLab Dock comes with one of those FM cable antennas (rather than the solid telescopic metal types - hope that makes sense) and I'm wondering if there's a way to improve the reception out of these cables - maybe by wrapping it around a metal hanger etc? I can get a better reception in the car out in the driveway so I'm hoping it's possible.

    Ta for any tadvice..


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  • #2
    samhail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    type in home made aerials into google
    soemthing like http://www.radiowaves.fm/articles/OutdoorAerials.shtml will give u a nice tech background.

    You can make your own aerial - we have two wires drapping the roof of our house, my dad was a radio officer in his day and did research into it but real easy to implement.


  • #3
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    If you have Chorus/NTL in the house then maybe you can plug your Radio into the FM socket?


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