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Hello Joe - 

JP> I'm trying to record on a cassette,a distant FM station at
JP> 89.3 Mhz located between 2 strong stations.I'm using a
JP> radio with a collapsable whip antenna 23" high. Anyone have
JP> an idea on how to add to the antenna to make the signal
JP> stronger? I have a Bearcat Scanner and with the transition
JP> of Emergency radio to 800 Mhz,I was wondering if I could
JP> get a FM crystal for 89.3 Mhz.A shop owner said that the
JP> crystal would cost a lot and the scanner wouldn't work in
JP> this FM range. Is this correct? I have a Rhapsosy Multiband
JP> receiver with a 6 " dipole on top that doesn't pick it
JP> up.It has an jack for a remote antenna but I haven't had
JP> any luck with varying lengths of wire,with no luck.Could
JP> this be made to work? 

According to my uncle, the electronics engineer, antenna design
is a 'specialty' field of engineering that does not always
follow the logic one would expect it to. 

There is a proper length to 'tune' a frequency and the more
extreme lengths can be halved/quartered and still work better
than just the longest wire you can find. 

I took a book from the library that described looping wire onto
cardboard forms and 'tuning' multiple antennas one to each
frequency (TV) then using a rotary switch to kick in the
appropriate antenna mounted in the attic crawlspace. Sounded
interesting but I never got around to it. Might work for your
problem. 

One of the amplified antennae for sale might help?

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