There are some sites that have so much value you will continue to return again and again. Interestingly there are 3 message boards but community is a great way to share knowledge, particularly real experience and not theory. The following are among the best; add your own favorite FM radio Web site in a comment.
Though RCA (Thomson) has been the distributor of the famous GE Superadio 3 for a while, it retained the GE designation. It appears that it has been re-badged as an RCA and that the older model is either not available or is in limited supply; there are a few Superadio 3s for sale on eBay.
The best value in a directional FM reception antenna available is an inexpensive antenna that is widely known among FM enthusiasts. The Radio Shack FM6 is no longer sold by Radio Shack but is still available from many antenna distributors as the Antennacraft FM6.
This antenna offers outstanding gain and side rejection while being a reasonable size. The FM 6 antenna engineering specifications from the Antennacraft site indicates it has 6.6 db gain, 66 degree bandwidth, 18.9 db front-to-back ratio, and is 71 inches long.
Mainly it is a performer; it picks up across the FM band and does a great job. Of course, with all FM antennas the key is height and good coax (you’ll hear this a lot from me). Brian Beezley provides an excellent analysis of the Antennacraft FM6 on his Web site. Continue Reading »
