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FM antennas.............Does ANBODY still make them?

Recently picked up a nice Onkyo 9090 II tuner. It’s reputed to be one of the better DXR’s out there, very good sensitivity. Haven’t hooked it up yet, but I’d like to connect it to a good FM antenna...................I spent much of the day online looking for one and basically came up empty. None of the big guys make them anymore, Channel Master, Winegard, etc............My location is problematic. I’m in the woods, surrounded by tall trees and there is a nice mountain rising several hundred feet above me to the East and South East, the direction most stations come from. There are a few small omni’s out there, but I really need something better than that for my location.

Today everybody uses cable and yes, I know that you can pull in a gazzillion stations and any kind of music that you want that way...........but I’m old school.......and old. I like tuning things in and playing with the gear..........cable is no fun.

Surely somebody has a source for good FM antennas.............or plans to build one.

I hate cable. Everything used to be free. Today everything costs $$ and you get a ton of stuff that you don’t even care about, for a price.

Any ideas out there??
shadowcat2016
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Thanks again mental........I do know that you have to properly ground any outdoor antenna............lightning can be unpleasant :) I did stop using surge protectors on my gear a while back. Read too many bad things about them. If there's a storm, I shut my gear down and unplug....safer that way......I'll check out the ones mentioned......thank you :)
af3000
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I went to Amazon and typed in "FM Antenna" and there are 100s of results. I'm a little confused here. 
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tastyfreeze
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I have used the Magnum Dynalab ST-2 Omnidirectional with good results.  Experiment with the location and keep the cable run short as possible.  You can find Black Magnum indoor antennas on eBay for a few $$.  Real cool units.
For DXing, in Florida, I used a multi-element directional antenna mounted high as possible.  My reccomendation is to get a map and determine the direction(s) to transmitters.  With this information you can make a list of where to turn the rotor for the best signal.   OUTDOOR ANTENNAS - LIGHTNING HAPPENS!
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