well from when i had a wireless card i think there are wireless routers 
around here, i don't know what else but every now and then particularly on 
friday nights when i'm trying to listen to the 80s show, there is 
something that sounds like somebody is running a mixer or starting their 
car but its for maybe 5 seconds, then it stops for 2 and redoes it..


On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, Brett Winches wrote:

> If you have a good clear view from a window or something for the xm
> antenna you should be fine.  Lu does raise a good question however.
> What is the source of the other rf in the building?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of matt V
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:27 PM
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> Subject: Re: kind of on topic: radio, not ham
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> i hate to say, none of the suggestions work.  i think, actually i know,
> there is too dang much rf in this building and i guess i'll have to
> settle for 50/50 hiss and station, until i get xm.  I hope there is not
> too much rf for that
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> On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, Gary Ketler wrote:
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>> I used to have one of those mid-70's Radioshack FM rabbit ears.  I=20
>> heard a lot of great dx with them.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: kind of on topic: radio, not ham
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>>> Hi Matt,
>>>
>>> i have found that for FM reception a simple non-amplified rabbit ears
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>>> can work as well as anything short of a fancy roof mount array.  I=20
>>> have been using a Radio Shack FM rabbit ears that cost me all of 14=20
>>> dollars in 1977 and it's still doing a good job.  I have never had=20
>>> any success with the amplified rabbit ears FM or TV.  They usually=20
>>> cost 3 or 4 times as much as the non-amplified and I have never=20
>>> noticed any real difference--except that in some cheaper models--I=20
>>> get a lot more multipath when I turn on the amplifier.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:21 PM
>>> Subject: kind of on topic: radio, not ham
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>>>
>>> hi all,
>>> I know this isn't a ham radio problem but i was wondering if anyone=20
>>> has an idea what would work.
>>> I had a walmart<shudder> radio/tv combo and reception used to be=20
>>> fairly ok, but about 6 months ago, i couldnt hardly pick up much, not
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>>> that radio has anything good thats why i want xm, but this station 40
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>>> miles or so north of us doesn't even come in over the whitenoise=20
>>> anymore, and on a good day it barely does so when the antenna broke=20
>>> off finally i got my aluminum foil out and made a makeshift antenna,=20
>>> well as i found out, that works as well as a wooden nickel lol  not=20
>>> that i've actually found one of those to try, but any idea what would
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>>> work for an fm antenna until i can get xm?i was thinking about the=20
>>> magmount 2 meter antenna i have here but not sure what that would do=20
>>> to the radio or the antenna.  This thing from walmart does have an=20
>>> antenna or cable hookup/jack though
>>>
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