Re: Outside antenna for HD radio?

[Don Wiss <donwiss@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 07 May 2006 15:41:11 GMT, nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:

>Don Wiss wrote:
>
>>I was looking at the Boston Acoustics HD radio. For an antenna it comes
>>with a 7-foot dipole.
>>
>>http://www.bostonacoustics.com/home_product.aspx?product_id=325
>>
>>Now I thought FM used a 5-foot dipole. And what if I don't want a wire on
>>my wall, and I'd rather have something on the roof? What outside antennas
>>are there for HD radio? What sort of wire to bring the signal inside?

>According to the documentation, the supplied antenna is for AM not FM. FM
>uses about a 3-foot folded dipole. FM antennas, either turnstile
>(omnidirectional) or Yagi (unidirectional) are fairly easy to find. The unit
>has a 75-ohm F-connector.
>
>     http://www.starkelectronic.com/fm.htm

Okay. Then I'll ask are there any outside AM antennas, so I don't have to
have a wire on my wall.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).