Excellent Outdoor FM Antennas

I'm in central Florida, so I have a 200 mile shot to get Tampa, Jacksonville and Miami, luckily no mountains to go over. I have a 50 foot crankup tower that's been up since the 70's.
I've always been happy with Wineguard antennas. The good antennas are directional so you will need a rotator. Also there are amplifiers available to further increase the signal. Make sure you get the antenna as high as possible and away from trees. Also make sure you ground the antenna outside, lightning is not your friend!
I would also recommend a good grade of coax cable for your signal and a coax grounding block installed near the entry point on your house.
If it sounds like a lot of work... it is, but the sound quality is worth it. Also, a good installation will last for years with little to no maintenance.
Good luck with it!
Paul

Audio Classics in Vestal N.Y. is a good place to send your Mac for tune up. You can also send it back to Mac.

Large, multi-element directional antenna with rotor has always been + remains the best.

For something a bit different, have you tried a good internet radio setup like with Squeezebox or Roku network receiver/players?

Internet radio is pretty good sound quality these days, variety of stations is astronomical, and sure is nice not having to muck with antennas anymore!

Look into a tower; you will get better results by getting the antenna up in the air. Take it from an old ham.

Try www.antennaperformance.com for your outdoor antenna. I have their APS-13 antenna. It's 16' long. If you get it high enough, you should be able to get 100-150 miles. (By the way, I noticed that they only have the APS-9b to order right now. You may have to email for the APS-13.) For your tuners, try www.audioclassics.com and click on service. I have a McIntosh MR71 that Richard Modafferi worked on- (aligned and cleaned). It came back sounding amazing and looked new. Mr. Modafferi also does extensive mods on McIntosh fm units. Good Luck! Stan