David Hillman wrote:
> I have an FM radio in my garage, with a simple wire antenna. I used to
> get fine reception, until I insulated the ceiling with those
> styrofoam-like boards with one side of metallic film. Since I put those
> up, I can barely get one station.
>
> I do have an old TV antenna on the roof, however, that I never use (
> satellite ) and never plan to use again. Can I use this to improve my FM
> reception? Is it as easy as extending the current wire antenna up to the
> roof antenna?
Most likely, yes. Certainly worth a try.
VHF television stations 2-6 are beneath the FM band slightly, and
7-13 are quite a bit above the FM band.
Most simple antenna designs use a single section tuned from 2-13,
with a UHF option.
Some larger antenna designs use separate sections for 2-6 and 7-13.
Whatever you have, it probably picks up FM well enough to get a
signal, and with the way FM is modulated, once you get an acceptable
signal the audio quality approaches maximum fairly quickly.
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