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   Pintlar to All   
   need FM antenna help   
   22 Aug 11 20:34:57   
   
   From: footboarder@bresnan.net   
      
   I cannot get the local station '91.3' (25 miles distance in mountainous   
   terrain.   
   I can receive it fine in my auto 30 feet away from my Sony 'GX5ESII'   
   receiver, where I can only get it by holding two 20ga. doorbell wires in a   
   certain position, with the mass of my body necessary to achieve this.   
   My Sony has two FM antenna plugs (300 ohm and 75 ohm) but I can only get any   
   reception at all on the 300 ohm I'm using.   
   Years ago a friend told me to use a dipole but he didn't know the   
   dimensions.   
   Would I best use a coaxial from the receiver to the dipole junction?   
   I sure would appreciate any help as the only radio I now enjoy (old age) is   
   NPR.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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