Radio antenna question: Does anyone have any good recommendations for an antenna attachment for this receiver?
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It should have come with one. Thin piece of black(maybe white) wire about 4 feet long. Check the owners manual packet. It is a sneaky way to make you open the owners manual.
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The Radio that I have has a plug in antenna connector that seems to be like a headphone jack(8mm I think?),the radio comes with a roll up antenna that kinda works,but you could download the details/instructions off the Sony site probably?in fact there are also amplified antenna's out there,but that might amplify noise also?Check out some of the radio equipment sites for accesories,I've seen that some of these guys make their own antennas with just a copper wire streached out in the backyard with a connector soldered on,maybe Radio Shack or Universal Radio can help?I seem to get along with what came with the radio or I'm just to lazy to order and install a real antenna,haha!Good luck and happy listening,this is an awesome radio in this price group!
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How would you connect this antenna, is there a place on the radio for a second antenna (e.g. 75 ohm or two screws?) 75 ohm would require a converter. This is an inexpensive antenna, and not very good. I don't believe it will make the reception better, as you already have an antenna. If your radio has a place to attach a second antenna, look for a better antenna.
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I am using a rooftop antenna with a signal booster from Radio Shack. Should probably use an antenna made for digital TV.
1977491
Yes you can connect an external antenna to this receiver. As I have never needed an external antenna, I can't comment on choice of type or make.
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If recommend a good pair of HT ham radios with external antenna mounts. Very versatile as they can send/receive over a large range of frequencies.
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I have an older receiver than the one you have and the only problem I had was that there was a plastic tab on the docking base that is for receivers slide down on when you plug your receiver into the dock. my receiver did not have that slot for the tab to slip into so I had to break the tab off the docking cradle in order for it to let my receiver slide down on the pegs that connect the power and antenna to the receiver. yours might have the slot in the back of your receiver and if not just break the tab off the docking station. I hope this helped
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hey, i'm in the same prob here, looking for something to boost my weak signal for my regular tv. I don't use cable, just rabbit ears. Any sugestion which antenna is best or should i go look for booster?
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you need an SMA Reverse polarity Male connector, other wise you´ll be stock with an antenna you cant use.
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You Need A 2.4 Signal Booster High Gain Antenna. The Antenna is Fitting The Receiver.
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I'm not sure what you are needing an antenna for...TV or radio. I have this unit, hooked up to our cable system that we have for our other TV. Works great on cable; I don't know if you can use it with an antenna or not. Sorry! D.Minton
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I bought a adapter at radio shack for $7.00 & use a CB antennae. it works better at pulling in weak or distant frequencies. if you take the indoor antennae that came with the scanner, radio shack can match it right up.
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I used a plain old fashioned cheapie kind and it works fine. (I got it here at Amazon - an RCA that cost about 10 bucks.) No such thing as a "digital" antenna.This one: RCA Indoor FM and HDTV Antenna
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Quad-band transmitting BASE antennas are hard to come by. Just use a MOBILE 10/6/2/.7 quad-band instead, like the HHT HH-9000 quad-band mobile antenna at around $42, plus a ground-plane radial kit (since you don't have the car body acting as such). Don't forget to get yourself an antenna tuner (like the MFJ-945E) so you don't burn out your radio from a severe mis-match. And remember A-L-L grounds must always go to a single point termination at the grounding rod! ...no short-cuts! Use high quality low loss coax such as LMR-400 and weatherproof your exterior connections like they will be submerged in 33' of water. KK4VRE/ WQST332/ KRED333/ KNJ2MB
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The included external antenna works surprisingly well . I live in a remote location and have always had to modify my radio antennas. I believe the five to one tuning ratio is helpful in this regard allowing very fine tuning
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I bought mine in December to use with software for virtual radar and it works very well I would recomend a better antenna. What are you planning to use it for? ( virtual radar, radio monitoring etc.)
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A Gumdrop mount ----&gt; http://www.amazon.com/Radio-GumDrop-Beehive-Antenna-Surface/dp/B00JNC6R8K