I just bought an avr that come with radio tuner...
the avr supplied with 1.5m sigle wire fm antenna...
the problem is the fm reception is too bad even i change to mono instead of stereo....
can anybody help me how to increase the reception of the fm radio the easiest n cheapest way....
sorry for the noob question.

wow i just notice i have not even set the channel since i got my avr

the supplied cable is short. u need a longer cable or try to relocate ur avr.

The best way is to change the antenna.

The single wire antenna is actually the AM antenna.

most cheap FM antenna that come with equipment these days are a wire that splits so it can be hung in a T shape for the best reception.

my marantz give single wire as FM antenna, reception is crap.

My AVR connect to normal external TV antenna (located on the roof) , signal very very clear.

i plan to do that too but what if the lightning strike

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Jan 8 2010, 06:28 PM

+1

MASPRO FM ANTENNA

route your tv coaxial cable to splitter, you can then share tv antenna to both TV and AVR

although TV's VHF antennas are cut to receive frequencies above FM frequency band, it can still be used as FM antenna

to guard against lightning strike, use some sort of lightning isolator on both power point and antenna point, if you have some spare cash, erect a lightning rod system on your roof

This post has been edited by neb: Jan 8 2010, 07:21 PM

thanks guys for all the suggestions...

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Added on January 12, 2010, 2:38 amso u trasch out the single wire antenna and use normal tv antenna cable rite?....the rpoblem is i dont connest my tv to any antenna except astro...thats the prblem

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Added on January 12, 2010, 2:40 amsome surge protector extention board do come with output and input antenna right...so maybe is the solution for this problem

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Added on January 12, 2010, 2:42 amthanks for the suggestion but i believe this will take some effort and also some quite amount of money from ur pocket rite....thanks by the way

p/s is it normal tv antenna???

This post has been edited by plugtop: Jan 12 2010, 02:42 AM

Try something that works for me (completely). Switch off ur Astro decoder if it is nearby and just use the supplied aerial that is provided with the set. In my case, it helps so much, u would not believe it.

u mean that use the antenna cabel for astro and connect to the avr?

just get a rabbit ears antenna, you can even construct it yourself it basically involved 2 pieces of wire, search the net for instruction

Can buy those portable indoor antennas for tv and fm ... hook it up

No I mean if u have an Astro in the same rack or nearby, switch it off. The Astro screws up ur FM receiver capabilities. Try if u have Astro in the same area. Unplug it when u try to cehck for FM on the receiver and u will find that the signal for the receiver becomes much stronger.

Edit : Standby does not work, u need to unplug the Astro power.

This post has been edited by anfieldude: Jan 13 2010, 09:15 AM

thanks all for the good suggestion...will surely try once i got back from outstation...