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
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This reads like an 80’s blog. FM HD is no longer line of sight.
The FCC mandated FM HD years ago,with analog set to sundown by 2028.
I use the same HD antennae for TV and FM. Reception on both is excellent.
Even my car will pull my local FM HD a 100 miles away..

Most FM stations use 1500 foot antennas for greater line of site and 100 KW power.

The FCC mandated FM HD years ago,with analog set to sundown by 2028.

That is completely false. Broadcaster use of the so-called "FM HD" scheme (it's not high definition, it's lo-res digital) is purely optional. In fact, many FM stations have dropped the service. In the US, there is no planned sunset of analog FM.

jimbennet 

Most FM stations use 1500 foot antennas for greater line of site and 100 KW power.

It depends on the region. There's not a single 100 kW ERP FM in all of NYC, for example. Or Boston.