Re: Improving Tranceiver Reception...

["Brian" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Buy a WGL transceiver and save yourself alot of trouble.

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Brian A. Dye
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"Michael G." <514mike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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
>