rontoolsie
pfm Member
If you are serious about squeezing the most out of your FM stations, and already use a directional antenna, then it is vital that it is pointed in the right direction. The right antenna in the wrong direction is the wrong antenna.
I live on the fringe reception area of a very good NPR classical station, and even with the G17 could barely get the stereo light to come on with the NAT01, no matter how I tried making small adjustments in alignment. Then I discovered FMfool.com- you enter your address and presto-it provides not only the stations in your area, but the signal strength and the true and magnetic directions to aim antennas. Once I had aligned my antenna, using a compass app on the Android to exactly the right angle, the stereo light is now lit. The sound quality also takes a step up.
A rotating mast can spin past the sweet spot before the stereo light has a chance to illuminate, so it is better to know roughly (or exactly) where to aim before you pull the trigger.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8n0361d5m43inl7/FMFool.png
I live on the fringe reception area of a very good NPR classical station, and even with the G17 could barely get the stereo light to come on with the NAT01, no matter how I tried making small adjustments in alignment. Then I discovered FMfool.com- you enter your address and presto-it provides not only the stations in your area, but the signal strength and the true and magnetic directions to aim antennas. Once I had aligned my antenna, using a compass app on the Android to exactly the right angle, the stereo light is now lit. The sound quality also takes a step up.
A rotating mast can spin past the sweet spot before the stereo light has a chance to illuminate, so it is better to know roughly (or exactly) where to aim before you pull the trigger.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8n0361d5m43inl7/FMFool.png