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Offline Kingman

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Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« on: September 03, 2010, 08:18:27 PM »
Which do you prefer??? What do you have??? Recommendations....
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Re: Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2010, 08:56:24 PM »
I got a powered one hooked to a Sony HD radio tuner.  Works fine for that.

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Re: Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2010, 10:16:56 PM »
I have a powered antenna on the receiver on my home theater, works better than a rabbit ear, but I'm down in a hole. The only household HD receiver I have is a Zune HD w/internal antenna, so don't know for HD radio.
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Re: Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2010, 12:26:17 AM »
Yagi antenna (Radio Shack model FM-6) mounted on your roof.    It doesn't get any better.  About $30.  You have no idea how good radio sounds until you get an antenna out in the open air.

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Re: Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2010, 11:31:06 AM »
I agree 100% Spend the cash on a Yagi and a rotor.

When you amplify a signal, especially indoors, you also amplify the noise.

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Re: Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2010, 11:59:10 AM »
Actually, you can most likely get one for free. People still have them up on their roofs unused. I got a half wave (8') Yagi off of a friends old garage for a whopping free-ninety-free.


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Re: Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2010, 04:42:04 PM »
Cannot get much signal back here in the woods.  That goes for radio, phone, ect.

I have found that many radio stations are on on the web though, including my favorites. 
The sound is very good because my computer is hooked to Carver gear.

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Re: Powered antenna vs. rabbit ears or other
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2010, 09:51:03 PM »
Cannot get much signal back here in the woods.  That goes for radio, phone, ect.

I have found that many radio stations are on on the web though, including my favorites. 
The sound is very good because my computer is hooked to Carver gear.

Even a lot of AM stations stream online. Good call, OO.