I need to get an antenna for my home stereo. The receiver has a coax input for a 75 ohm antenna.

Is this what I need/any other options (cheaper, local)?

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_209AF2500/Terk-AM-FM.html?search=fm+antenna&tp=1877&tab=detailed_info

5/2/2009 10:38:26 PM

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_e?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=fm+antenna&x=0&y=0

I'd be suprised if you couldn't find one at Wal-Mart or Radio Shaft.

5/2/2009 11:07:12 PM

ok, I'll check Walmart then. I've never seen a coax fm antenna on a home receiver so I wasn't too sure about it

5/2/2009 11:21:07 PM

I believe a standard dipole rabbit ears with transformer will do just fine for you.

A single wire about a meter and a half long works well too.

[Edited on May 3, 2009 at 2:12 AM. Reason : wires are cheap.]

5/3/2009 2:11:04 AM

We were up at my friend's place in the mountains of VA off the parkway. Drunk and wanting to listen to music, we hit up the stereo system there. No reception - antenna not present. So I made one from 3 conductor electrical wire, cut to ~1 meter, with opposing ends twisted together (ie, pos+gnd on one end, gnd+neg on other). Result - full wavelength 100mhz antenna. Worked pretty damn good.

5/3/2009 6:22:38 AM

how did you guys attach it? I don't much about this stuff. I'm talking about a coax input, just like cable tv.

[Edited on May 3, 2009 at 9:14 AM. Reason : ,]

5/3/2009 9:14:02 AM

A matching transformer is what you need. They have them at Radio Shaft; at $5.49, it's a colossal rip off.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062054

Here's a dipole FM antenna at Radio Shaft:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062691


I'd still be very suprised if you couldn't find both of these at Wal-Mart.

5/3/2009 9:28:41 AM

you can..

all i saw when i went to wally world was that with its associated xfmr

for $5.49

target has them online for cheaper, but I couldn't get there today

5/11/2009 5:33:35 PM

I've been meaning to buy a decent one for a while. I hate when my NPR gets all staticy.

5/11/2009 11:22:03 PM