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I was looking at the big Yagis, hoping that one of them would be a great FM antenna. So, now I'm thinking that all I need is a simpler TV antenna in the attic for that duty since an indoor TV antenna - one of those thin, black square models - is very nearly good enough. And put a dedicated FM antenna on a rotor outdoors - if I can find or build one. I had already discovered that the FM-6 was dc'd.
I read where one diy-er uses aluminum arrow shafts for building antennas, though I found no plans. I also wondered about copper tubing. And yes, I have used the fmfool site many times (as well as radiolocator, which also is very useful, as it provides AM info, too) - but they recommend 35' height for stations to my east due to the hill, but I don't see going quite that high, but rather just a few feet above the roof peak of my single-story bungalow. Any of these seem worthwhile? https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Anten...+radio+antenna https://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Dire...+radio+antenna https://www.amazon.com/Four-Element-...+radio+antenna Found this in Amazon reviews, goes with that third model - looks like I've found something decent? http://www.k6jrf.com/FM+TVOTA.html
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11-15-2016, 10:35 PM
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For sure worth a try... since its boom length is similar to that of the 6 element FM-6, it *should* have similar gain. May be about as good as you can do these days without spending a ton of money on a commercial head end/translator antenna from Scala:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...YftrTT1IyGbBXA IIRC these industrial strength antennas were around 500 bucks 7 or 8 years ago, likely more now. Dxers have also imported Kroner antennas, but I expect that would be very expensive as well. http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/korn1512.htm You could get lucky and find a decent used antenna... about 5 or 6 years ago, I spotted an old Radio Shack 10 element FM antenna that was disconnected, on a house that was about to be painted... they were going to throw it away. I was happy to take it down for them, and rescue a free antenna.  jr edit add: This Scala log periodic antenna would be better for dxing than the Scala Yagi which is usually optimized for one frequency: https://www.kathreinusa.com/wp-conte...FM-VRM-50N.pdf . Last edited by jr_tech; 11-16-2016 at 12:28 AM. Reason: add log periodic link
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