Improving Tranceiver Reception...

["Michael G." <514mike@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys (and David!)

Me again.

So, things have been working great X-10 wise.  My filters have blocked
out the random codes, and so far, I have not had one light go on by
itself in about three weeks.  Excellent.

I was curious about one thing, though.

As you may remember, I gave up on using the CM15A antenna, and use it
only to generate macros.

So, I am back to using three separate, cheap, X10 transceivers on the
main level of my home.

90% of my remotes trigger the units, but not always.  Of course, the
slimline ones are always a pain.

Here's my question:

At a local electronics store, I purchased (for $2.00) a slightly larger
telescoping antenna.  I think that makes a bit of a difference.  I
wonder, however, if there are different frequencies of these
telescoping antennas.  Is it possible that I have degraded the
reception?

Also, I wouldn't mind aiming for even better reception.

Therefore, I was thinking of wrapping a wire onto the antenna, and just
let it hang behind my sofa.

Could this hurt, or is more wire always better?

Is there a special wire I should use?  I still have lots of left over
RG6U (I believe) from my eggbeater attempt.  I also have an old FM
antenna (two fine strands of copper wrapped in plastic)...  would that
help if I wrapped it around the current antenna?

I'm just looking for a small boost, but of course, I don't want to
cause problems.

Thanks!

Mike