Why does my seperate tuner sound so bad?


What is causing noise in the audio of my Sony SA50ES tuner that is apparetnt during sound output but will lessen during quite moments. It sounds like a weak static when sound is outputing. It is appearent on both strong and weak signals. AM and FM. I don't think ground loops are the problem. I'm using the Dynalab ST2 whip antena mounted ontop of a Channel Master TV probally 10 FT above the roof line. I'm running about 50FT of Radio Shack Quad Sheilded cable with direct connection from antena to tuner. Do I have problems with the location of the antena or is the tuner at fault. What should I try?
ronald_p

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Ron,

You are probably suffering from multipath distortion. I had the same thing and only learned of it when I acquired a Sequerra Model 1 tuner and its scope display clearly showed multipath distortion. I had thought it was the other tuner's fault. I use the same whip antenna you have and it will not correct this problem especially for my favourite station. To correct this, i will install a directional APS antenna and rotate it until the multipath signal is reduced or eliminated. This may be your problem. Bowwor someone's tuner that has a multipath measuring meter or display and see for yourself.