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<p>[QUOTE="EscapeVelocity, post: 21150, member: 3771"]<strong>Outdoor Dipoles & Turnstile Antennas</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>These are good outdoor solutions (and can be used in attics and indoors) for people with FM stations in all directions. I really like the single dipoles, the SE Engineering is fantastic high quality build, but pricey, but has flexible mounting options and hardware. Im not too sure about how the circular folded dipoles from Britain work, but they are not as effective as a straight 1/2 wave dipole as you can see, they are about -3 dBd, but do offer 360 degree coverage. The double crossed dipoles, also known as <strong>turnstile</strong>, work OK and are easy to find. They are at 90 degrees to one another so that each covers the others null off the ends of the other dipole respectively, thus giving full 360 degree coverage....however these antennas do affect one another and their signal joining results in a few dB of loss over a basic 1/2 wave dipole, about -3 dBd. The Blonder Tongue is a higher build quality than these others, and the price reflects that, not worth it in my opinion....but if you want the best...</p><p></p><p>These are great for outdoor mounting, roof mounts, and attic installs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Triax FM Omni</strong> Note this is a UK product...shipping can be cost prohibitive.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.triax.hu/kepek/fm-omni.jpg" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://www.triax.hu/kepek/fm-omni.jpg" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Blake FM Omni</strong> Note this is a UK product...shipping could be cost prohibitive.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.tvaerials.com/admin/images/351L.png" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://www.tvaerials.com/admin/images/351L.png" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fmdxantenna.com/proddetail.php?prod=FMDipUS"><strong>FM DX Antenna Co. FM 1/2 Wave Dipole </strong></a> <img src="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.lake3.com/pics/ebay/fmdipole/fmdipole1.jpg" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://www.lake3.com/pics/ebay/fmdipole/fmdipole1.jpg" /> </p><p></p><p>Made in USA!</p><p></p><p>This is a 1/2 wave vertical dipole is simple and effective. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rescueelectronics.com/FM_Folded_dipole.html"><strong>Rescue Electronics Surplus FM-FD1 Folded Dipole </strong></a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/EscapeVelocity%20Blog/RescueESFMFoldedDipoleFM.jpg" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/EscapeVelocity%20Blog/RescueESFMFoldedDipoleFM.jpg" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.seengineer.com/catalog/show_item.php?tk=dd79a466cd94a63fb657edff9d04b822&sl=1250395112&session_id=1c17ff17568dee4f700823ebec7d655a&cid=1&pid=38"><strong>SE Engineering SE-879</strong></a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.seengineer.com/catalog/images/SE879FullPhotocopy.jpg" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://www.seengineer.com/catalog/images/SE879FullPhotocopy.jpg" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I really like this antenna, albeit its a bit pricey, so didnt make the Best Buy list.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.antennacraft.net/FM.html"><strong>AntennaCraft FM-SS (also sold as Archer/Radio Shack #15-2164)</strong></a> <img src="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.antennacraft.net/FMSS.gif" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://www.antennacraft.net/FMSS.gif" /></p><p></p><p>Made in USA!</p><p></p><p>DTVUSA Forum antenna guru Piggie says <a href="http://www.dtvusaforum.com/21264-post12.html"><strong>this</strong></a>....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.winegarddirect.com/pdf/spec_pr6010.pdf"><strong>Winegard HD 6010</strong></a> <img src="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://pimages.solidsignal.com/SPR6010_zoom.gif" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://pimages.solidsignal.com/SPR6010_zoom.gif" /></p><p></p><p>Made in USA!</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.winegarddirect.com/images/polar/polar_PR6010.gif" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://www.winegarddirect.com/images/polar/polar_PR6010.gif" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?PROD=SS4878&xzoom=Large#xview"><strong>Blonder Tongue BTY-2-FM</strong></a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://pimages.solidsignal.com/4878_zoom.jpg" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="http://pimages.solidsignal.com/4878_zoom.jpg" /></p><p></p><p>Made in USA!</p><p></p><p>Blonder Tongue is a professional, commercial, industrial oriented company, but offers some very high quality consumer products that may be of interest to enthusiasts....but youll pay extra for it. Never the less...good stuff.[/QUOTE]</p><p></p>
[QUOTE="EscapeVelocity, post: 21150, member: 3771"][B]Outdoor Dipoles & Turnstile Antennas[/B] These are good outdoor solutions (and can be used in attics and indoors) for people with FM stations in all directions. I really like the single dipoles, the SE Engineering is fantastic high quality build, but pricey, but has flexible mounting options and hardware. Im not too sure about how the circular folded dipoles from Britain work, but they are not as effective as a straight 1/2 wave dipole as you can see, they are about -3 dBd, but do offer 360 degree coverage. The double crossed dipoles, also known as [B]turnstile[/B], work OK and are easy to find. They are at 90 degrees to one another so that each covers the others null off the ends of the other dipole respectively, thus giving full 360 degree coverage....however these antennas do affect one another and their signal joining results in a few dB of loss over a basic 1/2 wave dipole, about -3 dBd. The Blonder Tongue is a higher build quality than these others, and the price reflects that, not worth it in my opinion....but if you want the best... These are great for outdoor mounting, roof mounts, and attic installs. [B]Triax FM Omni[/B] Note this is a UK product...shipping can be cost prohibitive. [IMG]http://www.triax.hu/kepek/fm-omni.jpg[/IMG] [B]Blake FM Omni[/B] Note this is a UK product...shipping could be cost prohibitive. [IMG]http://www.tvaerials.com/admin/images/351L.png[/IMG] [URL="http://www.fmdxantenna.com/proddetail.php?prod=FMDipUS"][B]FM DX Antenna Co. FM 1/2 Wave Dipole [/B][/URL] [IMG]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.lake3.com/pics/ebay/fmdipole/fmdipole1.jpg[/IMG] Made in USA! This is a 1/2 wave vertical dipole is simple and effective. [URL="http://rescueelectronics.com/FM_Folded_dipole.html"][B]Rescue Electronics Surplus FM-FD1 Folded Dipole [/B][/URL] [IMG]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/EscapeVelocity%20Blog/RescueESFMFoldedDipoleFM.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://www.seengineer.com/catalog/show_item.php?tk=dd79a466cd94a63fb657edff9d04b822&sl=1250395112&session_id=1c17ff17568dee4f700823ebec7d655a&cid=1&pid=38"][B]SE Engineering SE-879[/B][/URL] [IMG]http://www.seengineer.com/catalog/images/SE879FullPhotocopy.jpg[/IMG] I really like this antenna, albeit its a bit pricey, so didnt make the Best Buy list. [URL="http://www.antennacraft.net/FM.html"][B]AntennaCraft FM-SS (also sold as Archer/Radio Shack #15-2164)[/B][/URL] [IMG]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.antennacraft.net/FMSS.gif[/IMG] Made in USA! DTVUSA Forum antenna guru Piggie says [URL="http://www.dtvusaforum.com/21264-post12.html"][B]this[/B][/URL].... [URL="http://www.winegarddirect.com/pdf/spec_pr6010.pdf"][B]Winegard HD 6010[/B][/URL] [IMG]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/EscapeVelo/BestBuy.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://pimages.solidsignal.com/SPR6010_zoom.gif[/IMG] Made in USA! [IMG]http://www.winegarddirect.com/images/polar/polar_PR6010.gif[/IMG] [URL="http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?PROD=SS4878&xzoom=Large#xview"][B]Blonder Tongue BTY-2-FM[/B][/URL] [IMG]http://pimages.solidsignal.com/4878_zoom.jpg[/IMG] Made in USA! Blonder Tongue is a professional, commercial, industrial oriented company, but offers some very high quality consumer products that may be of interest to enthusiasts....but youll pay extra for it. Never the less...good stuff.[/QUOTE]
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