paulr

Hi,
I have a technics hi-fi separate but radio 5-live has lots of interference. Is there any way i can improve the reception. It has a built in loop antenna.
I dont want to spend £170 for a Denon tuner when i only listen to radio 5 (football)

Leslie

Isn't Radio 5 on FM rather than AM? As always it is down to the aerial. If your reception area is poor then the loop aerial probably just is not good enough. If it is FM then a dedicated FM aerial on the roof might do it or even a piece of wire strung out along the garden. You would probably would have to experiment with the length of the wire and its positioning for best reception

Les

dpb

^^ wot he said


ive done the same thing with my bush portable complete with solo 3 inch loudspeaker

FlightMan

Buy a DAB set, then listen to R5 with perfect clarity.

paulr

Radio 5 is 909 MW. Thats AM.

Is it true that AM will be turned off soon?

dpb

Yep and Rural Lincolnshire will be first

paulr

When. That means all our car radio's will be obsolete?

albob

radio 5 is also on 693 - but the reception is stil c#ap. as flightman said - get a DAB set if u are serious about listening to 5

alan

Leslie

I did not know it was on MW and yes it would be AM modulation.. Well as I said a wire aerial would probably improve matters significantly, easier to adjust for medium wave too. Hope that is helpful.

Les