I grew up in a town where most of the major freeways went through hills. Naturally, the radio reception there was usually pretty terrible. I've always wondered if there was any way to improve reception when you're traveling through an area with those obstacles. Is it just something you have to live with when you're surrounded by hills?
Wayne Parham Messages: 18788 Registered: January 2001
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Yes sir-ree! I have one just like it. Used to listen to WOAI out of San Antonio with it every night, about 15 years ago. They had a program I wanted to hear, and it wasn't available locally. The distance from San Antonio to Tulsa is about 500 miles, but with that passive loop antenna, it sounded like they were a local station.
That's very interesting; I'd never heard of Select-A-Tenna before, but then I never listen to AM anyway, only FM. Whenever I drive through areas with hills, I listen to CDs.
I would think that with stronger satellites that we have, you should have better reception, but I suppose it is all about how far in the hills you live.
DJ Dave, I would think that you're right. I'm sure reception has improved, but there will probably always be some limits.
That Select-A-Tenna looks really cool, but FM is what I always had a problem with. The local AM stations weren't too bad. When I'm visiting my old home town, I always hope I'll be driving in late at night. Then at least I know I'll be able to catch Coast to Coast AM.
So does that mean that AM satellites are stronger than FM? I never knew that. If that's the case, why aren't there better stations available on AM radio?
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