I was interested in doing some video capturing, so I bought a PCI card for
my computer and installed.  One of the "extras" that came with it
was the ability to receive FM radio broadcasts.  I'm having trouble
receiving some of my local FM stations.  Anyone had any experience with
this?

I know which stations I should be able to get, and I can only get some of
them.  Others I cannot pick up at all.  My first thought was to get a
better antenna.  The FM antenna that came with it has a 1/8-inch stereo
headphone plug attached to a length of "speaker wire" that's
about 4 feet long.  About halway down its length it splits apart, forming a
"T" shape.  I'm used to seeing an FM antenna of this type consist
of 300-ohm antenna wire that forms a complete loop!  Also, curious as to
why a stereo plug was used instead of a mono, I took it apart.  Indeed, it
uses only two of the three connections, so a mono plug would work just as
well.

Anyways, I'm thinking about getting or making a proper antenna.  The thing
is, though, it seems as though there is something else going on.  Why can I
get only some stations?  It seems that if I can get some of them, I should
be able to get them all.

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