So Glad i Ran Across your Video , I never thought of being able to repurpose my 2 old car cd players, well i followed prompts and Got same antenna up and PSU and with outside antenna can finally get more stations , i used an old Roof jack for antenna bracket Excited to have player working again and it Cranks Thanx
The marine antenna is tuned in length for the marine band frequencies. The FM and AM frequencies are quite a bit lower, and really require a longer antenna for best reception. Any metal tubing can be used to increase the length you have, and if you get the total length up to 30 or 31 inches, that would be the best for FM radio reception.
Seems like you started this video twice. I bought a magnetic antenna to place on the metal roof. It will be connected to an older receiver that I got for free. Bought some JBL speakers years ago at a garage sale for about $10. Should work well. I used a t-type antenna in my other metal building, and it works so much better that the little wire.
Hey cool , cuz i have 2 nice car sterio that were pulled when i junk veh’s So this idea is Cool and i have 2 sets of 100amp cabinets from my old 70’s sterio ill will use in my new garage Crank it up
Works like a champ, best shop radio there is. When mounting the antenna use a metal plate make sure the plate is parallel to the ground to have a good signal.
Was curious why the Marine Antenna , or was that for your boat , is antenna work as well as a omnidirectional ? I was reading and it was said the car radio is better to use being they have Better tunners the home radio
I used a marine fm antenna just for the price, it was the cheapest of them all. Any fm antenna will work fine, the radio does have a better tuner than the home stereo would. Any fm antenna will be omnidirectional just need a good ground plane (metal plate) to have a good wave length. If you have ever rode in a car that has the antenna on the roof or hood great reception but the ones that have them through the window at a angle not as good for longer distance, that is because the ground plane bounces the signal at a angle not parallel to the ground
I was reading in the Garage Journal about antennas and One guy said this”A 'car antenna' is a monopole designed to work properly when mounted to the car where the body sheetmetal forms the groundplane. It wont work any better than a random wire when used without a groundplane. However If it were mounted to the metal building perpendicular to the surface then that could work well.” Then i thought what your stating about how to mount antenna and the 90° bracket used , Im startn to get it , thanx for last explanation , so antenna while mounted to metal bldg , Needs to be in vertical position yet metal bracket to metal bldg and ground
So Glad i Ran Across your Video , I never thought of being able to repurpose my 2 old car cd players, well i followed prompts and Got same antenna up and PSU and with outside antenna can finally get more stations , i used an old Roof jack for antenna bracket Excited to have player working again and it Cranks Thanx
The marine antenna is tuned in length for the marine band frequencies. The FM and AM frequencies are quite a bit lower, and really require a longer antenna for best reception. Any metal tubing can be used to increase the length you have, and if you get the total length up to 30 or 31 inches, that would be the best for FM radio reception.
Seems like you started this video twice. I bought a magnetic antenna to place on the metal roof. It will be connected to an older receiver that I got for free. Bought some JBL speakers years ago at a garage sale for about $10. Should work well. I used a t-type antenna in my other metal building, and it works so much better that the little wire.
Hey cool , cuz i have 2 nice car sterio that were pulled when i junk veh’s So this idea is Cool and i have 2 sets of 100amp cabinets from my old 70’s sterio ill will use in my new garage Crank it up
Works like a champ, best shop radio there is. When mounting the antenna use a metal plate make sure the plate is parallel to the ground to have a good signal.
Was curious why the Marine Antenna , or was that for your boat , is antenna work as well as a omnidirectional ?
I was reading and it was said the car radio is better to use being they have Better tunners the home radio
I used a marine fm antenna just for the price, it was the cheapest of them all. Any fm antenna will work fine, the radio does have a better tuner than the home stereo would. Any fm antenna will be omnidirectional just need a good ground plane (metal plate) to have a good wave length. If you have ever rode in a car that has the antenna on the roof or hood great reception but the ones that have them through the window at a angle not as good for longer distance, that is because the ground plane bounces the signal at a angle not parallel to the ground
I was reading in the Garage Journal about antennas and
One guy said this”A 'car antenna' is a monopole designed to work properly when mounted to the car where the body sheetmetal forms the groundplane. It wont work any better than a random wire when used without a groundplane. However If it were mounted to the metal building perpendicular to the surface then that could work well.”
Then i thought what your stating about how to mount antenna and the 90° bracket used , Im startn to get it , thanx for last explanation , so antenna while mounted to metal bldg , Needs to be in vertical position yet metal bracket to metal bldg and ground
are you going to make an update video?
I will get one put together this weekend for you, still working great!
Car radios are amazingly sensitive.I have picked up FM stations 200km away.