From: David McIntyre <plugh_at_mudbarn.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 20:34:47 -0800

The best FM antenna is a dipole arranged horizontally. That is, 2 leads that go
parallel for a short distance, then out to each side perpendicular for about a
foot on each side. I don't know how this fits into the FMR's circuitry, but if
anyone has ideas, let me know. I can probably make a straight through headphone
adapter with protruding antenna. :)

Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 08:47:38PM -0600, Glenn Ervin at home wrote:
> I wonder if you could use a headphone splitter jack from radio shack, and
> then take a piece of long wire on an eighth inch plug for the jack the
> headphones are not using, and make the long wire an antenna.
> Glenn.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Urwiler" <curwiler_at_comcast.net>
> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 12:49 PM
> Subject: FM reception
>
>
> Hey gang,
>
> Anyone have any ideas on how to improve the FM reception on an FMR unit? I
> don't know a whole heckuva lot about how antennas work and how the
> receiver works in order to make improvements, besides moving the thing to
> a different spot on my desk.
>
> Or am I just stuck with the crappy reception that I get?
>
> -Chuck

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Received on 2003-11-07