FM radio reception
Hello Audiogon Guru’s. I’m sure this discussion has been run through the washer umpteen times, but I’m having issues receiving decent radio reception with the basic dipole 75ohm antenna.
I have a McIntosh MR88 tuner and I’m unable to obtain constant reception of my favorite channels. Reception is in and out of HD and Stereo rendering FM radio unlistenable. I’ve tried several rabbit ear style antennas with no luck. Is there an alternative option to adding a roof mounted antenna with coaxial cable runs to my tuner location?
Good luck with that powered antenna, I think you will need it. I never had any. I moved my antenna location to the attic where it works fine. I've used the Magnum type as well as yagi's (which I still have) and a bunch of others and ended up using a small circular type omni in place of the Magnum (which was used as a directional antenna - in omni not so good). It was very cheap on Amazon. My stations are about 50 miles or less from my house with some very small hills.
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@sladetroityer: Roof mount antenna see here. Mike |
You didn't mention whether the Sirius is working properly. If so and the issue is just FM the unit may be in need of servicing. I state this because I own an MR88 and it's currently in for service at Audio Classics for a bad connector. I have an outdoor combination Sirius/FM antenna which ideal for the MR88. It's an AFXSM-6 obtained through Satellite Radio Superstore. If you shoot me a contact at flairhead78@yahoo I'll share pics. -Scott |
