75 ohm FM antena?

[Alex2507]

The one sent with my receiver looks like a piece of dental floss. I'm hooking my equipment up right now and just thought to ask for suggestions while it's all accessible.

 

[highfihoney]

Why not hook it up & see how the reception is,ive had as good of luck with using the lil cheap dipole antenna's as i have using powered antenna's,a thick gauge antenna does not always equal better reception.

From my experience with indoor antenna's if your going to get good reception out of a tuner or reciever your going to get the same reception weather using a dipole antenna as you will any other indoor antenna & unless you go the extreme route & use exterior antenna's.

 

[markw]

My CSW Model 88 came with just a piece of wire and it works great.

Sometimes, a simple piece of wire stuck into the center of the "F" connector is all you need. Odds are if you don't get some stations decently with that you're gone need a serious antenna.

FWIW, forget about those cute little powered indoor antennas. Odds are that wire works better.

 

[Alex2507]

I should have said that I'm reassembling my system. I have seen how the reception is. It's not stellar. I don't really expect it to be either. It's just that while looking at it I realized that looks like a F-Pin connector and got to wondering if .....nah. Okay then, thanks for the replies and now it's back to the reassembly.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I should have said that I'm reassembling my system. I have seen how the reception is. It's not stellar. I don't really expect it to be either. It's just that while looking at it I realized that looks like a F-Pin connector and got to wondering if .....nah. Okay then, thanks for the replies and now it's back to the reassembly.

Yes, an F pin on the receiver needs a 75 ohm wire connection and 75 ohm line to work at its best, the line that is. That dental floss antenna, and most antennas have a 300 Ohm lead or connection and a little converter is needed, 300Ohms to 75 Ohms.

 

[Hi Ho]

Do you have cable TV? Does your cable provider send the FM radio signals through the cable line? Mine does and I get all channels perfectly.

 

[Alex2507]

Yes, an F pin on the receiver needs a 75 ohm wire connection and 75 ohm line to work at its best, the line that is. That dental floss antenna, and most antennas have a 300 Ohm lead or connection and a little converter is needed, 300Ohms to 75 Ohms.

On the AVR it says 75 ohm FM and HK provides a thin insulated wire with an F-Pin to plug into the AVR. It does work. My favorite stations have static. I already assembled it and pushed it against the wall. But tomorrow it is going to get pulled apart again because of a problem posted in the "Beginners" section. I was really wondering if RG6 would work better but after seeing the first 2 replies I thought I would leave well enough alone. If my cable company does not provide an FM signal what is it you suggest I do exactly? I don't think I need a converter as I have an antenna with an F-Pin. Am I missing something?

Hi-Ho, I'll make a call tomorrow and ask my cable company before I start up with splitters and cable.

Thanks guys.

 

[Hi Ho]

Hi-Ho, I'll make a call tomorrow and ask my cable company before I start up with splitters and cable.

The easiest way to find out would be to connect the cable line to the antenna input and see if you get a signal.

 

[Alex2507]

The easiest way to find out would be to connect the cable line to the antenna input and see if you get a signal.

If you say so. If it works I'm going to have to get a decent splitter. A 2 way to feed an HD-DVR and FM signal. Later a computer will go on that same feed, se then I'll need a three way. Any suggestions?

 

[LucasG]

FWIW, I was having the same trouble with getting radiio signal to my reciever without a lot of static. I guess some people dont like them but I bought a small Terk powered antenna (not sure of the model #) and it works great, I get better reception than anyone else in the area. Plus the thing only cost around 12 bucks new.

Lucas

 

[Alex2507]

FWIW, I was having the same trouble with getting radiio signal to my reciever without a lot of static. I guess some people dont like them but I bought a small Terk powered antenna (not sure of the model #) and it works great, I get better reception than anyone else in the area. Plus the thing only cost around 12 bucks new.

Lucas

Where did you buy it?

 

[mtrycrafts]

On the AVR it says 75 ohm FM and HK provides a thin insulated wire with an F-Pin to plug into the AVR. It does work. My favorite stations have static. I already assembled it and pushed it against the wall. But tomorrow it is going to get pulled apart again because of a problem posted in the "Beginners" section. I was really wondering if RG6 would work better but after seeing the first 2 replies I thought I would leave well enough alone. If my cable company does not provide an FM signal what is it you suggest I do exactly? I don't think I need a converter as I have an antenna with an F-Pin. Am I missing something?

Hi-Ho, I'll make a call tomorrow and ask my cable company before I start up with splitters and cable.

Thanks guys.

If that antenna has the F connector, then use that. But, if you are still getting static, your signal to noise ratio is not great. You need a better antenna. You can certainly try that Terk; the price is very reasonable.
Or, if you have an attic and are able to run RG type cable from it to the receiver you can have an antenna in the attic. There, you would need one of those converters, converts 300 ohms to 75 ohms.

 

[Haoleb]

If you listen to radio alot and have the space for one, a Yagi antenna would most likely be your best bet. Radio shack sells one for about 30 bucks. This is something you would want to keep in your attic or on the roof. They are directional so if you listen to multiple stations from multiple sources you might also need a rotator. Maybe not.

 

[Alex2507]

I'm new to forums in general so it has taken awhile to figure out to include the term condo dweller in my signature. No attic and no antennas. No Yagi's and I won't be needing the 300 ohm converter anytime soon. Thanks for the input. I'm still waiting hear where I can buy this magical $12 Turk and I've yet to find out if my cable company supports an FM signal.

 

[MDS]

Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's Electronics in my area all stock multiple types of Terk antennas. I've had two of them in the past and they do work well enough.

 

[markw]

Sometimes, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

apartments and condos suck for FM reception.

But, remember, the key to goofd reception is a good signal.

And, the bigger the piece of metal you use, odds are the better the signal.

Add to that that if you can adjust that piece of metal to maximize the signal, you can improve it even more.

Once it's optimized, than perhaps a little amplification can help, but remember, you need a clean signal first.

If you can find one of these at your local radio shack, it will probably be more helpful than those little black sticks.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062076&cp=2032057.2032187&pg=1&cp=2032057&f=Taxonomy/RSK/2032187&categoryId=2032187&kwCatId=2032057&kw=indoor+antennas&parentPage=search

 

[Alex2507]

Hey Mark,
I didn't understand the little black sticks referance.