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In Reply to: depends if you are lucky or not I guess posted by ltman on June 23, 2023 at 17:41:37:
Well outdoor dipole did not help for receving KCNV is fringe area for that broadcast (North Las Vegas).
From what I have been reading I think a homemade rhombic if done correctly would do the job nicely; supposedly 6db of gain... I would plan to tack the rhombic to the living room ceiling - since I gave the wifey the heave-ho I no longer have to deal with WAF :)
In the meantime while working to restore the FM-3 (and a Pioneer F-90) I will be listening to two Sony ST-J75s I just picked up from the bay for $100 shipped each. The idea is to have both on in different rooms so I can move around and have seamless listening.
I get excellent stereo signal and sound from the J75s - if I get the Crane dipole in just the right orientation. But if signal is even slightly weak, the J75s distort on low bass when it is strong. It's a known issue for the J75s, with a fairly easy corrective tweak I will eventually do.
There is a lot to be said for over the air FM if you are near enough to a good broadcaster.
I remember years ago when a roommate's choral ensemble performed on WBUR in Beantown. I taped the broadcast on an RT-707 from my heathkit tuner. Being a performer in the chorus, she knew well how the performance should sound. When I played back the recording for her, her jaw dropped. She could not believe how good it sounded.
But she was married at the time so it did not translate to any benefits :(
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