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sam
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09-07-2013, 01:05 AM

hi guys
here is my problem
I live in condo bottom floor. next to train tracks and local fm radio tower. have wr6 connected ground to water pipe ran 50 foot wire out door on ground radio barely picks up am volume very low hums,pops,motor boats but 10 min down road in metal garage short ground wire to electric box and 5 foot cable picks lot of stations ( God and Spanish Icon_sad

)sounds great and had volume I tried radiola18 same thing what can I do for better antenna ? solid cable or strand cable ? better to ground to water or electric ? Icon_crazy

thanks sam

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antenna - by sam - 09-07-2013, 01:05 AM

RE: antenna - by Radioroslyn - 09-07-2013, 07:21 AM

RE: antenna - by Jamie - 09-07-2013, 08:49 AM

RE: antenna - by sam - 09-07-2013, 02:27 PM

RE: antenna - by codefox1 - 09-07-2013, 03:04 PM

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