If your antenna is outside, it will perform better than if it is inside. If there is a large object between your house and the NCPR transmitter (like a mountain, for instance) you will probably receive a poor signal! If your house is on a hill, you'll get better reception than if it is in a valley. In other words, if your radio has a built-in antenna, it will work better in your attic, than in your basement! Or if you have an outdoor antenna, it will perform better on the roof, than on your kid's old swing-set. The higher up your antenna is located, the better chance you have of receiving a clear signal from NCPR.
They are weakened by objects that get between the transmitter and receiver. Statement from Radio Bob: You MUST have an antenna (of some kind) to receive any signals on a radio!Īnother statement from Radio Bob: FM Radio Waves travel more-or-less in straight lines. You can get the same reception in a bad location (using a great antenna) as you can in a good location (using a bad antenna)! But lets work on improving both! These two items are actually MORE important than the kind of radio you're using and they are related in a big way. Reviews have stated that this is one of the best tuners ever built! Remember that you have to have an external amplifier and speakers for this one!ĪNTENNA/LOCATION LOCATION/ANTENNA ANTENNA/LOCATION LOCATION/ANTENNA Try connecting a better antenna (see below) and see how your reception improves! If you'd like to buy a state-of-the-art FM tuner (at a very reasonable price) get the SONY XDR-F1HD (under $100). If you happen to have a component "stereo" system (typically separate amplifier/tuner, with separate speakers) your tuner already might have decent sensitivity and selectivity.Then there is the Tivoli "Model One" if you don't need a clock, and like a "retro" analog tuning dial (around $140) or even the button-filled Sangean WR-2 (also around $140) Or the stereo version (the Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo) for $150. Today, (early 2009) I'd recommend the Boston Acoustics "Horizon Solo" clock/table radio for about $100. They sound great, and are a quality product. OK, seriously, there are a few great radios out there yes, they do cost more than a $19.95 plastic throw-away radio but they perform MUCH better.Ripping a car radio from a car, building a 12 volt DC power supply, constructing a really cool Honduras mahogany or Purpleheart cabinet, and finding some nice external speakers.just don't work very well especially when compared to a car radio! Most clock radios, under kitchen cabinet radios, "boom boxes", crank-up radios, etc.
Typical $19.95 radios with analog tuning (as opposed to digital tuning, where the radio station's frequency is displayed in illuminated numbers) will work, but only near a radio station's transmitter. Home/Office radios: Most home radios have poor selectivity and sensitivity (we like to call them "junk" in the radio business). This is partially because your car radio is probably better than your home radio.
You've already probably noticed that FM radio reception is usually better in your car than in your house. Car radios have to be built to high standards to provide decent reception in a moving vehicle, in the presence of varying terrain, with a serious nearby source of interference (your engine!) all while being bounced around on North Country roads. This radio is located in your automobile. RADIOS: For good reception, a radio must have good selectivity (selectivity is a radio's ability to separate weak stations located nearby, on the FM dial, strong stations) and good sensitivity (the ability to receive weak, distant, stations at all!)Ĭar Radios: You already probably have a radio with these features.
If you have all three of these, you could potentially receive an FM station up to 100 miles away! However, most of us have, at best, only one of these items To receive and enjoy our quality programs to the fullest, you'll need the three A's of radio: FM is a truly wonderful thing if handled correctly. NCPR broadcasts throughout the North Country on FM.
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