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How to get the best picture from my FM radio?

February 16, 2010 - 3:26 pm 2 Comments

I’ve just bought a Sony HiFi system. The FM radio antenna is just a wire. If I let it dangle down to the floor it picks up some channels.

I live in the city, so their’s a lot of channels, but I only pick some up. The ones I do pick up don’t have the best sound quality. What can I do with the wire if anything) to improve the signal strength? Thanks

If you are inside, the best policy to get any signal…. put the antenna or wire in the window. you can tape it around the frame, to conceal it. Sometimes the stereo system’s tuner can also be at fault. Differing models have differing sensitivity to signal. If you do not get as many stations as you like, I’d talk to the store that sold it to you, since you do not know who to calibrate the AGC gain to the tuner. Sometimes the tuner, itself is not calibrated right. Panasonic’s are becoming a major brand that has this happening.

Best bet so far… wrap the wire around the closest window. Then go from there. This works for TV as well.

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2 Responses to “How to get the best picture from my FM radio?”

  1. RadioGeek Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 8:41 pm

    If you are inside, the best policy to get any signal…. put the antenna or wire in the window. you can tape it around the frame, to conceal it. Sometimes the stereo system’s tuner can also be at fault. Differing models have differing sensitivity to signal. If you do not get as many stations as you like, I’d talk to the store that sold it to you, since you do not know who to calibrate the AGC gain to the tuner. Sometimes the tuner, itself is not calibrated right. Panasonic’s are becoming a major brand that has this happening.

    Best bet so far… wrap the wire around the closest window. Then go from there. This works for TV as well.
    References :

  2. william_byrnes2000 Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    Height will help, mainly if you can get the wire outside, is the main thing. Depending on the number of tall metal framed structures there are will be the interference factor.

    If its a single wire, I think that’s about the best you can do. If its one where you can connect it to twin lead, then you can make an antenna from the two conductor TV antenna wire, if you have any laying around.
    References :

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