Thank you very much. As per Johnathan's response also, I think I grabbed the wrong antenna when I was picking up all the equipment (they also do work in higher frequency stuff, so I think I grabbed an antenna they use for that. Antennas are the most mysterious part of this whole thing to me so I didn't know better).
I'll do exactly what you suggested, thanks! 2009/7/23 Jason Uher <[email protected]> > What I really meant was, "What frequency bands are the antenna you're > using designed to work with". From the picture it's just a whip > antenna, meaning for optimum reception it should probably be much > longer. > > A quarter wave whip would be 1/4 of the wavelength of the signal you > are trying to receive, 3e8/(100e6) = 3m wavelength, so 3/4 of a meter > or about 2.5 feet (just like the antenna on your car ;) ). If you > just want to see if it works I might suggest getting a length of wire > and cutting it to size, then strip the end and push it into the > connector slot. You could also get one of the collapsy antennas you > find on boomboxes and the like and hook it up. The problem you will > run into is that the SMA connectors are usually used in HF/RF > applications, so you will need some sort of adapter. > > If you want to build a fancier antenna (still easy to do), just google > 'FM antenna' and you will get lots of sites explaining both the theory > and construction of FM antennas > > Using an appropriately sized antenna will greatly increase your signal > strength. > > Jason >
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