Re: Outside antenna for HD radio?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

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Don Wiss <donwiss@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>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).