Need strong passive FM Antenna. Help


Living in the boonies of Vermont, pulling in stations is a challenge. I've tried active FM antennae that just plain sucked. So I'd like to stick with a passive antenna, but condo living prevents a roof mount. I do have a bit of space to work with otherwise. Has anybody made their own? Or found an optimal brand?

Thanks,

Neil
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I live in western Mass (Stockbridge) which is a "fringe" area if not the "boonies".

If you are down in a deep valley, no antenna will work. How does your car radio work when parked outside your condo?

Anything on the roof, especially with a rotator is vastly superior to anything indoors. That did the job for me, although I did need to use shielded 300 ohm twinlead to avoid auto ignition noise.

Why does condo living preclude a roof mount? Maybe you could compromise with something in the attic. Give the super a nice XMass gift.
CCrane.com sells a very beefy T antenna called the FM Reflect. I have two. On the North side of Phoenix, we have mountains in the way of our FM signals, and these have worked better for me tnan any other indoor model including beam box, parsec, and terk.
I switched from the www.CCrane.com FM Reflect antenna to the Fanfare FM-2G. In my house, the Fanfare pulls in more stations and works better. I have it standing up behind and to the right of the TV set. I am using the Fanfare FT-1A FM tuner. Unfortunately, for your application, you are going to have to experiment to see what antenna works the best. There are no magic answers with FM antennas. cheers..