From: chuck23@dejanews.net   
      
   On Tue, 9 Jul 2024 12:41:25 -0500, super70s   
    wrote:   
      
   >I have my stereo receiver (and several other components) in the same   
   >entertainment center as my TV. The internet router is placed behind the   
   >TV. The stereo receiver has a regular FM dipole antenna (300 ohm)   
   >hooked up to it, actually I have it tacked to the back of the   
   >entertainment center in its normal "T" shape.   
   >   
   >When I have my TV on, the FM reception is really lousy -- I can only   
   >get one FM station which probably only a few miles away. When I turn   
   >the TV off, I can get many FM stations from as far as 70 miles away.   
   >   
   >Is there anything I could do to get good FM reception with the TV on,   
   >maybe hook some kind of filter between the antenna and the receiver? I   
   >thought about a cheap FM signal booster but from what I've read I'd   
   >probably just be boosting the noise along with the FM signal.   
   >   
   >Maybe some kind of outside antenna would solve the problem but that   
   >isn't really practical for me. Also the router still might interfere   
   >with its wiring when it comes near it.   
   The TV is causing the interference. I'd run 75 ohm coax away from the   
   TV and then hook up your antenna using a 300 ohm to 75 ohm   
   transformer.   
      
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