I agree, there is something very wrong (probably no signal). The ground is for AM. The 300 ohm is the FM; should be 2 connections. The Dipole is 300 ohm Are you sure the 75ohm is being converted to 300ohm? You need a proper adapter connected to the 75 ohm RG6U to convert it to a 2 wire 300 ohm connection.
Anntenna Question
Hi,
I recently had electricians put a Radio Shack FM antenna on my roof. It's wired with RG-6U cable through a couple of patch panels down to where my receiver is located. Probably about 100' of wire in all.
It doesn't help reception -- in fact, I've gone back to the little wire dipole anenna that comes with the receiver because it sounds better. I put a little Radio Schack antenna amplifier in the mix about 10' from the antenna, and that doesn't help either.
The problem is that I don't know of any way to check whether there's actually a signal on this wire! I have access to bench-quality DVM, but that's about it. Would I require an oscilliscope to check?
I'm also not sure this is the right type of wire, or that I'm hooking it to the receiver correctly.
Any advice appreciated. Thank you!
- Eric
I recently had electricians put a Radio Shack FM antenna on my roof. It's wired with RG-6U cable through a couple of patch panels down to where my receiver is located. Probably about 100' of wire in all.
It doesn't help reception -- in fact, I've gone back to the little wire dipole anenna that comes with the receiver because it sounds better. I put a little Radio Schack antenna amplifier in the mix about 10' from the antenna, and that doesn't help either.
The problem is that I don't know of any way to check whether there's actually a signal on this wire! I have access to bench-quality DVM, but that's about it. Would I require an oscilliscope to check?
I'm also not sure this is the right type of wire, or that I'm hooking it to the receiver correctly.
Any advice appreciated. Thank you!
- Eric