I finally am getting around to posting this..
what happend was i bought a magnavox mini system for $15 at a thrift store. it was that cheap because it was coved in spongebob stickers (easy fix), and missing the remote and antennae. i also found a different brand antenna to fix that problem or so i thought...
turns out dipshit over here was hooking an AM loop to the FM connection :faceplam: i always wondered why my reception was so bad... until an off topic physics discusioon this spring lit a bulb in my head...
what went wrong was the AM connection used a pwer supply fan type connector and the FM used bare Lead connections. the AM loop had bare leads. easy fix... snipped a lead off off a dead fan from a gutless psu and soldered and taped it.
which left me w/o an FM antenna. i decided i would make it homebrew... first, i decided to make each wire coil around an insulative frame, coing away from each other. for a frame, i found that a plastic pants hanger fit the bill... it had a place to tie wire off and a way to keep the the coils separate. as an added bonus, the hook ansd clims made it so i could either hang it or clip it to a shelf.
it was made and has worked well... i get a very strong signal in my basement, which iirc is a low signal area.
a pic of it:
any comments/ suggestions?
what happend was i bought a magnavox mini system for $15 at a thrift store. it was that cheap because it was coved in spongebob stickers (easy fix), and missing the remote and antennae. i also found a different brand antenna to fix that problem or so i thought...
turns out dipshit over here was hooking an AM loop to the FM connection :faceplam: i always wondered why my reception was so bad... until an off topic physics discusioon this spring lit a bulb in my head...
what went wrong was the AM connection used a pwer supply fan type connector and the FM used bare Lead connections. the AM loop had bare leads. easy fix... snipped a lead off off a dead fan from a gutless psu and soldered and taped it.
which left me w/o an FM antenna. i decided i would make it homebrew... first, i decided to make each wire coil around an insulative frame, coing away from each other. for a frame, i found that a plastic pants hanger fit the bill... it had a place to tie wire off and a way to keep the the coils separate. as an added bonus, the hook ansd clims made it so i could either hang it or clip it to a shelf.
it was made and has worked well... i get a very strong signal in my basement, which iirc is a low signal area.
a pic of it:
any comments/ suggestions?
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