Improving FM Reception

Welcome Guest.

You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.

Forums › Home Theatre (including HTPC and EPG Collector) › Improving FM Reception - VHF Aerial?

Oubadah

676 posts

Ultimate Geek

#76670 4-Feb-2011 15:19

I'd like to improve my FM reception for weak stations.

My VHF TV aerial is now redundant, and I know it must receive some FM because it had an FM filter when it was connected to the TV.

Will I be able to use the VHF aerial for FM radio, and if so, does it need any filter or splitter?

B1GGLZ

1961 posts

Uber Geek

#435458 4-Feb-2011 19:00

If it had an FM filter in it then it would most likely have beeen an FM Bandstop filter which is to stop FM signals interfering with the TV signals. It passes signals in the TV bands and attenuates signals in the FM band in which case chuck it away, you have no use for it. Try the antenna and see how it works. Certainly must be better than a bit of wire in the back of the tuner. Bear in mind that FM transmissions are neither Horizontal or Vertical polarisation but are at 45 degrees. The VHF antenna is also directional and not all FM transmitters are in the same location.

News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00

eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07

BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21

eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01

WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32

RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26

Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24

Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22

Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46

Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42

D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34

Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15

Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.

Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

RSS feeds: Main feed; Forums feed

Site features: Geekzone BI dashboard; Geekzone Badges; Geekzone Status Page

Affiliate links: Samsung; AliExpress; Wise; Sharesies; GoodSync

Site Information: Subscribe to Geekzone; Privacy Statement; Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG); Advertising; Trademark and copyright