And Paul, with or despite all the recommendations you have received: 1) have fun! 2) let us know what you did so as i am sure you will. i still have my 300Ohm twin lead diple that came with my

Thanks Mike. At this point I will be mostly using my AR-1733. If I get more serious about it, I might look at an upgrade.-- Paul

Thanks Art, I think I have a spare set of these somewhere. I will start simple and see how I go. Paul -- Paul

Thanks Jorge. I think I need to get hold of a tripod and some other aerials and see how they go, my goal is to be able to log some lower power stations from further away. Paul -- Paul

Thanks for that information, I will check them out. Paul -- Paul

Mostly just scanning the band. I have plans to get out and about at some high locations but in the meantime I am trying to improve my aerials as much as possible. Paul -- Paul

The radio is also very important for FM DXing. In many situations, weak signals of interest are next to very strong local signals.The receiver has to handle such conditions without generating

Well, finally I would like to build a 3'5" FSL antenna and I would like some easy advice. 1. How many ferriterods do I need for 10mm thick rods? 2. I have seen 10 cm long, 12 or 14 cm long. Any

Good morning all from the great Northwest (Oregon). I have been FM/TVing for decades. But, I spend my time as a Ham. All I can say say is, "Keep It Simple!". For portable FM DXing, a simple set of TV

Hi Paul, What's your main proposal? A local bandscan? As many stations the best? Get unusual ones? Most of the times, at least in VHF, the goal is the main clue on how to choose the aerial. A local

I think it depends on what radio you'll be using. Since you're asking the question, I'll presume that the radio you'll use has an external antenna connection. Height and avoidance of obvious horizon

Hi Paul. Are you DXing for Es, tropo, or just doing a bandscan? If it's the last two, elevation is key. I know a lot of 6 meter hams will climb fire towers, hills, parking garages, and so on to get an

They both look like good options, I will see if I can find anything like this locally.

Op 10/12/2020 om 05:53 schreef Paul Blundell: I have compared this with the Antiference Fm yagi, and it looks the best for 106.2 here . One of the last places to buy in Europe is

Thanks for the ideas. I might see what I can find locally.

Thanks. I have used that software before, I will download it and have a play around.

Not too portable but i have used an old log periodic style television antenna (US market) which tuned down to 56MHz and up through UHF. it helps receiving signals up and down the coast from the Los

You are dipping into the black-magic world of antennas here. Commercial FM frequencies are line-of-sight and so antenna height is a DX advantage. There are few high-gain portable FM options other than

Over the upcoming Christmas break I am looking at undertaking some portable FM dxing, given the success of the various FSL aerial for the mediumwave band, what would work the best on the FM band? I

Radio: Digitech AR-1733 Aerial: Inbuilt Whip Location:Home, Launceston Tasmania. Time: 20:30 FREQUENCY CALLSIGN 87.6 TOTE SPORT RADIO 89.3 LA FM 90.1 CHILLI FM 90.9 TRIPLE J 91.7 ABC