Increase FM Reception
This page will provide you with tips, suggestions, and links for improving your FM reception.A key issue is how high is your antenna, relative to the ground. It may be difficult to get a station located ten miles away on the first floor of a building, but you most likely can pick up the signal on the second floor (or even elevated by several feet). One suggestion is to put an old set of TV rabbit ears on top of a tall book shelf to increase reception.
Outside antennas are supposed to work far better than the inside antennas. If you have a roof top TV antenna, try connecting your radio to that antenna. Antennas work better outside, and the roof top antenna is much higher than you can place an antenna inside a house.
The GE Superadio, often recommended for its excellent AM reception, may increase your FM reception as well..
The whip antenna that comes out of your radio is for FM. The AM antenna is a ferrite rod that runs along the back of your portable radio. For AM you shift the position of the radio, for FM you play with the external antenna.
It has been found that FM comes in best if the antenna is 32 inches long, you can adjust the whip antenna to that length.
As FM is in the same frequency range as VHF TV, VHF antennas can be used for FM. The FM stations are all between channel 6 and channel 7 on your TV dial. If you go over to the extreme low end of your FM dial you may be able to pick up your local channel 6 TV station.
