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In Reply to: Re: try a twinlead dipole... posted by mybuddy on October 22, 2006 at 16:14:30:
... this will have a "figure 8" sensitivity pattern and is completely passive. It is generally the "reference antenna" (0 dB, if you will) for gain calculations for other FM antennae.I am assuming your Terk has an amplifier. RF amplifiers almost (!) always do more harm than good, as they amplifiy both signal and noise.
The best thing about a dipole, though, is that if you have some old school 300-ohm twinlead TV antenna wire (I think Radio Shack might still carry this, even in their stores!) you can 1) make your own hyper-cheaply and 2) tune it, if you wish, to the station(s) you are most interested in. For example, I believe one of the links I posted before gives the formula and suggests an arm length for the "below 92 MHz" noncommercial stations (generally the best sonically and nowadays also for program content in many markets).
Worthy of consideration...
all the best,
mrh
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