FM radio signal amplifier- is it available?

tsk1979 · 18th December 2007, 22:36

FM is line of sight, just like terrestrial TV and occurs around 100Mhz. On cloudy says due to reflection you can catch far of stations.

condor · 18th December 2007, 22:38

tsk, arun is saying he wants to listen to FM broadcasts from Chennai & Coimbatore - from Mysore (if that is his location, as seen on his avatar info).

CBE is across the Nilgiris. Chennai is across the Eastern Ghats. I will be Very surprised if he can get signals from BLR in Mysore, about 130 km (by road, may be 100 as the crow flies).

Best I have done for any BLR station is 70km road length, facing BLR. And this too was with intermittent strength.

Isnt 50km radius the max for FM signals ?

tsk1979 · 18th December 2007, 22:41

You can get around 80-90kms maximum. I don't think he can get combaitore etc.,

arunkumar_rec · 19th December 2007, 09:26

Ok. This sounds like I won't be able to listen to the FM from far off stations. Bad luck. Have to be happy with my mp3 collections only. Thanks for all your inputs. I have dropped the idea of having a booster.
Cheers,
Arun

sushrutha · 19th December 2007, 11:48

I have power antenna fitted in my Honda city. I can get FM signals of Bangalore stations in my Native -Chikmagalur ( 250 kms).The stations are not that clear, but audible, but only during morning time, Afternoon it's just a hissing sound.

vikram_d · 19th December 2007, 11:57

You get a lot of Bangalore radio stations in Mysore. On my last trip there I remember listening to radio city in Mysore. Radio stations in Bangalore have an added advantage of height. Bangalore being 3000 odd feet above sea level.

anuragn · 19th December 2007, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by montyguru

i think FM broadcasts through local stations and not the satellite - does anyone know how FM is broadcast?

Yes, FM is broadcast through local stations situated on land, using analogue technology in the band of 88-108 Mhz.

18th December 2007, 22:36	#16
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	FM is line of sight, just like terrestrial TV and occurs around 100Mhz. On cloudy says due to reflection you can catch far of stations.
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18th December 2007, 22:38	#17
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,014 Times View My Garage	tsk, arun is saying he wants to listen to FM broadcasts from Chennai & Coimbatore - from Mysore (if that is his location, as seen on his avatar info). CBE is across the Nilgiris. Chennai is across the Eastern Ghats. I will be Very surprised if he can get signals from BLR in Mysore, about 130 km (by road, may be 100 as the crow flies). Best I have done for any BLR station is 70km road length, facing BLR. And this too was with intermittent strength. Isnt 50km radius the max for FM signals ?
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18th December 2007, 22:41	#18
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	You can get around 80-90kms maximum. I don't think he can get combaitore etc.,
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19th December 2007, 09:26	#19
arunkumar_rec BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 106 Thanked: Once	Ok. This sounds like I won't be able to listen to the FM from far off stations. Bad luck. Have to be happy with my mp3 collections only. Thanks for all your inputs. I have dropped the idea of having a booster. Cheers, Arun
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19th December 2007, 11:48	#20
sushrutha Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chikmagalur/Ban Posts: 1,703 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	I have power antenna fitted in my Honda city. I can get FM signals of Bangalore stations in my Native -Chikmagalur ( 250 kms).The stations are not that clear, but audible, but only during morning time, Afternoon it's just a hissing sound.
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19th December 2007, 11:57	#21
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	You get a lot of Bangalore radio stations in Mysore. On my last trip there I remember listening to radio city in Mysore. Radio stations in Bangalore have an added advantage of height. Bangalore being 3000 odd feet above sea level.
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