Cheap DIY FM Antenna

I am planning to do a DIY antenna with the first set of plans to use with my Tivoli table radio. The instructions are really not clear but I am just going to attempt how I think it is done and see how it works. I will wrap the speaker wire around the X shape (made of 3/4" MDF) then pull tight and tape the two wires together. Then I will just route the two ends toward the center of the X and tape there, strip the ends and connect the balun directly to it. Then just connect an RG6 coax cable and run it down my wall to my radio.

Well I have just recently had a renewed interest in terrestrial radio in my area (Dallas/Fort Worth). Things were getting pretty bleak there for a while and I had pretty much stopped listening to any FM broadcasts and had Sirius installed in my car. Jagger was taken off the air and replaced by Lex and Terry; 97.1 The Eagle (the only remaining rock station)was replaced by another station playing mexican music.

Now jagger is back on mornings on a dedicated talk station. The first non-commerical country station has popped up 95.3 The range. 97.1 the eagle is back on the air and even the classic rock station 92.5 has changed to a better mixed format of Southern rock/country. We also have a great community radio station 89.3 that has a great variety of formats from blues, reggae, country and many others. Classical 101.1 is a great classical station as well. Now we need a good jazz station and a better oldies station that focuses more on the golden oldies and we would have it all. Next I plan to get an HD radio tuner to check out the available digital stations in my area.

BTW that antenna worked fairly well. I was able to pull in 89.3 clearly which I was not able to do with the little string antenna it came with. I am still unable to pull in 95.3 which is disappointing but it is one of the weakest stations in my area.