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Outdoor FM Antenna

Unlike a few years ago not much options are available for a dedicated FM Broadcast antenna. Forget TV antenna that have no gain on FM ALI has inexpensive FM antennas with many elements but shipping is $150 to $260 dollars- too expensive. Wilson sells an FM antenna for $350- again too expensive. The only reasonable 4 cost option is Stellar Labs four element on eBay for $68 shipped. This horizontal mount antenna will receive full power FM stationers away with full quieting up to about 60 miles away in flat terrain. Two antennas could be bought taking the first two elements of one and use a 3/4" EMT conduit coupling attaching the two front elements to the four element to get 6 elements. This should receive FM stations to perhaps 80 miles away. For four elements 1 inch EMT for 15 foot length should be ok with 50 MPH winds. A wooden dowel inside the conduit in top section with mounting clamp at bottom 5 feet from house will allow much higher wind speed. EMT conduit is expensive thus two sections of 2" EMT costs about $135. The wood dowel is mandatory with 6 elements or use a roof mount tri-pod.

jimbennet
elliottbnewcombjr
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We used to use our cable’s TV signal for FM, I think all FM is between channel 6 and 7, but Cable Companies now deliberately block FM.

I have two Radio Shack TV/FM antennas, one on the chimney for OTA digital TV, aimed at a point I found on the internet, the other inside my attic, for my main system preamp’s FM tuner, aimed at WBGO’s 88.3 antenna at Columbus Circle in NYC, some 30 miles away.

I get great strong FM from both, I use a 2 way splitter to feed the FM of a Yamaha Receiver in my Garage/Shop system from the TV one on the Chimney

something like this, mines a bit bigger, my memory is thinking 80" long, something like that?

https://www.amazon.com/Five-Star-Antenna-Outdoor-Satellite/dp/B082DN8L6T/ref=sr_1_3?adgrpid=186088136603&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o1T-vsgIMg6qQEibNzhrZA_ENs_vUniEVdvYmCVhTWghIa1YwfZzfH3YRtKMF73Bj1P4zDtmreJExiSZF_SxLD6X_kQTW3SU3r0jXSwhDUFI_Z6nxG3C-3PiVqp3xwsIVoTadUP1dcP7ROOYWThJ751DHA6jd3PF0p6_MV-yZOzLLhTo3zblArVJnezoa-qd2SnNH6DuFNMVI0Yej1_C-w-qOrJRlIviKUtc2dAno1X1FDCKlNlbX8k_QFnN-imb-Brkvykik-qBjgXzNeieIsrRzxCgwWqpmMTD5o9PzQ8.UVI2nRk1i-gqAMfmjZJUupyqXnBDGJCUf9WDKZra_bY&dib_tag=se&hvadid=779509056858&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9003512&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=3951359103983770491--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3951359103983770491&hvtargid=kwd-377276339266&hydadcr=19107_13375052_8668&keywords=tv%2Band%2Bfm%2Bantenna&mcid=7ba8e5ef6b193b9f9050ba67ed754086&qid=1763949993&s=electronics&sr=1-3&th=1

 

jimbennet OP
199 posts
 

lewrm, I bought the Stellar Labs 4 element antenna. Why would I post on this antenna if I did not own it- hello.

jimbennet OP
199 posts
 

Here in FL all FM stations antennas are 1000 feet or more.

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thecarpathian
6,201 posts
 

Yeah! @lewm , what’s wrong with you, man??!😆

scottya118
211 posts
 

I've been using an 8' FM antenna from Shakespeare (the boat and fishing people) for years and consistently pull in a 40 mile radius. I think it was @$85 at the time of purchase.

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