I have about 5 radios in my house. I can't get anything but the local country station. Ugh. In my car right outside my house I can get many from several hundred miles away. What gives?
2006-11-26 08:05:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
you may want to consider installing an antenna made from a wire size AWG 18 coiled to form a loop about 6 inches in diameter then just tap it anywhere where the antenna is originally tapped. If everone else is experiencing the same problem then you are in a remote area.
2006-11-26 08:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by HkHR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of AM stations have either signed off the air within the last 30-35 years or have moved the FM dial; for that reason, and this may be a big part of your problem, you aren't able to access a lot of AM radio stations. I have that same problem; with exception of about four, maybe five stations on the AM dial, everything else that I am able to pick up on my stereo, whenever I listen to the radio, is only available on FM.
2015-05-30 09:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have a lot of metal in the house frame; is it made brick or concrete (they often have a lot of metal rebar)? It's also possible that if it's a wood frame, they used foil-backed insulation and copper pipe for plumbing that ties a lot of it together to form a shield.
You may have to install an external long wire antenna (just a long wire, off the ground, with the ends insulated from whatever you're tying it to). The ARRL folks have a good antenna book to help you out...
2006-11-26 18:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by sd_ducksoup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same issue as well.
Well theres a lot of sports on AM that are not on FM, especially here in Southern california.
2006-11-26 08:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thought they had shut anologue down years ago...AM stations. You only get VHF FM
2006-11-26 08:08:37 · answer #5 · answered by flaked_rice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who listens to AM anymore these days.
2006-11-26 08:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by bob 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
AM is old technology - forget it.
2006-11-26 08:13:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋