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CONNECTING THE AM ANTENNA FM 300 AM ANTENNA The AM loopstick antenna built internally within your FESTIVAL 3 comprises all the antenna usually required for normal signal areas. In more remote locations an additional outdoor antenna may he required. This should consist of a signal wire, as long as is reasonably practical. It must he kept away from large metal objects, power lines or electrical machinery to insure reception without extraneous noise. Attach this length of wire to the AM terminal of the ANTENNA terminal strip. THE PROPER ANTENNA TO USE If you live in a metropolitan area, or if you wish to receive signals from many directions, an ordinary crossed dipole, conical or three element in-line antenna could serve adequately. The three or four element in-line (uni-directional) type is the most satisfactory of the group, but due to its high directivity, it becomes necessary to include an antenna rotator to change the direction of the antenna for best reception. For near-fringe and fringe reception, a six-to-eight-element logperiodic or Yagi is recommended. Both types are excellent and offer superior front-to-back ratio (ratio of forward pickup to that at the rear), greater gain and rejection of noise. Both types are highly directional and require a rotator. Far fringe reception requires an antenna with eight or ten elements. This type antenna is usually quite heavy and requires extra support and bracing, when in- stalled. Remember, FM stereo reception requires greater gain than standard monophonic FM. It is, therefore, advisable to always purchase the antenna which can "pull in" a station with the greatest gain and lowest possible noise. THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR Are there high-rise buildings in your area? Water towers? Gas tanks? Mountains? They can all cause serious reception problems by reflecting FM signals which, when received, will result in audible distortion. This form of distortion is known as multipath interference (more than one signal reaching your receiver a split second apart), which is quite similar to "ghosts" on your TV set. Multipath interference can be reduced or eliminated by purchasing a highly directional antenna with a rotator. Proper orientation of the antenna may tune out multipath completely, or alternate it below audibility. HOUSE ANTENNA C")

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CONNECTING
THE
AM
ANTENNA
THE
PROPER
ANTENNA
TO
USE
If
you
live
in
a
metropolitan
area,
or
if
you
wish
to
receive
signals
from
many
directions,
an
ordinary
crossed
dipole,
conical
or
three
element
in
-line
antenna
could
serve
adequately.
The
three
or
four
element
in
-line
(uni-directional)
type
is
the
most
satisfactory
of
the
group,
but
due
to
its
high
direc-
tivity,
it
becomes
necessary
to
in-
clude
an
antenna
rotator
to
change
the
direction
of
the
antenna
for
best
reception.
For
near
-fringe
and
fringe
recep-
tion,
a
six
-to
-eight
-element
log
-
periodic
or
Yagi
is
recommended.
Both
types
are
excellent
and
offer
superior
front
-to
-back
ratio
(ratio
of
forward
pickup
to
that
at
the
rear),
greater
gain
and
rejection
of
noise.
Both
types
are
highly
directional
and
require
a
rotator.
Far
fringe
reception
requires
an
antenna
with
eight
or
ten
ele-
ments.
This
type
antenna
is
usually
quite
heavy
and
requires
extra
support
and
bracing,
when
in-
stalled.
Remember,
FM
stereo
reception
requires
greater
gain
than
stand-
ard
monophonic
FM.
It
is,
there-
fore,
advisable
to
always
purchase
the
antenna
which
can
"pull
in"
a
station
with
the
greatest
gain
and
lowest
possible
noise.
AM
FM
300
ANTENNA
THINGS
TO
WATCH
OUT
FOR
Are
there
high-rise
buildings
in
your
area?
Water
towers?
Gas
tanks?
Mountains?
They
can
all
cause
serious
reception
problems
by
reflecting
FM
signals
which,
when
received,
will
result
in
audi-
ble
distortion.
This
form
of
distor-
tion
is
known
as
multipath
inter-
ference
(more
than
one
signal
reaching
your
receiver
a
split
sec-
ond
apart),
which
is
quite
similar
to
"ghosts"
on
your
TV
set.
Multipath
interference
can
be
re-
duced
or
eliminated
by
purchasing
a
highly
directional
antenna
with
a
rotator.
Proper
orientation
of
the
antenna
may
tune
out
multi
-
path
completely,
or
alternate
it
below
audibility.
The
AM
loopstick
antenna
bui
lt
internally
within
your
FESTIVAL
3
comprises
all
the
antenna
usually
required
for
normal
signal
areas.
In
more
remote
locations
an
ad-
ditional
outdoor
antenna
may
he
required.
This
should
consist
of
a
signal
wire,
as
long
as
is
reason-
ably
practical.
It
must
he
kept
away
from
large
metal
objects,
power
l
ines
or
electrical
machin-
ery
to
insure
reception
without
extraneous
noise.
Attach
this
length
of
wire
to
the
AM
terminal
of
the
ANTENNA
terminal
strip.
HOUSE
ANTENNA
C")