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Posted by kyl (208.3.11.59) on December 27, 2001 at 20:59:36:
In Reply to: How to receive FM radio from 150 miles away posted by John L Rodrigue on December 27, 2001 at 12:59:01:
: I live in an apartment in Eagle Pass, Texas which sits along the Rio Grande River. There is only one english speaking station in town, which is an oldies station. The ones across the border only play tejano which is a german polka with spanish lyrics. I am trying to find a way to receive the FM radio signals from San Antonio,Texas, 150 miles away. Is there any way to do this? What componets will I need? Where do I buy the componets? How much will they cost? Since I live in an apartment it there an antena that I can have inside or place on my patio? Any help or advice would be appreciated.
If you have plenty of space, you could buy an FM band yagi antenna. It has about 12db gain, but is huge. Ive seen ones that revieve FM broadcasts from 175 miles, but they are expensive. You will need to buy an FM yagi, doesnt have to have high gain. YOu can get ones with 6db gain for about 40-60 miles away. you could then add a signal amplifyer (FM pre-amp, in the RADIO section of epanorama) and a good radio.
You should also check http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
for recieving far-away stations