The splitter works well, worth the price. There are some technical challenges to consider. A VHF antenna will be tuned ( some better than others ) to 157 MHz. FM is 88 - 108 MHz. The better the VHF antenna the less FM signal strength it will pass through. The FM station has a choice of polarizing the signal vertically, horizontally, most do both. The vertical whip antenna picks up the vertical version, which is considered to be more susceptible to interference.
It may be that a FM specific dipole will work as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILMORE-5035-DIPOLE-FM-ANTENNA-w-MOTOROLA-PLUG-FITS-VINTAGE-VHF-SCANNERS-/151928946680 28.5" each side is the correct length for FM. In the style of YMMV, if you have a well tuned VHF antenna with a 50' run to the spiltter, then another 10' run to the radio trying to pick up a "college" station around 88 MHz with horizontal polarization is not going to work well. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 16:18:38 -0500 From: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List FM antenna? Message-ID: <CA+zaCRBFY6kvvetBRU=rzU=e8zu+uos6h5yqexkx1e47op8...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I have the Shakespeare FM splitter. I can't exactly tell how good the VHF antenna works but I can tell you that the FM is only mediocre. Biggest problem is that my sail instrument package causes all types of interference. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Mar 1, 2016 4:07 PM, "Jim Watts via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a car antenna, fully extended, parked in the space between the hull > and the nav station liner. Works well enough for my needs. > If you want to use masthead, you may want to check out the Shakespeare > antenna splitter and utilize the existing VHF antenna. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > On 1 March 2016 at 12:29, Chuck Saur via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> Quick survey: What are y'all using for FM antenna? I have Bluetooth, >> Auxiliary inputs, iPad, GoFree (B&G Chartplotter), marina WiFi, Pandora, >> and nice, new speakers. Wired for sound, I brag... >> >> But I want to listen to good ol' FM radio sometimes, and have issues with >> the single line antenna output stuffed into the back of my electro-locker. >> Seems in the UP of Michigan, radio is sorta sparse, but pretty good!! Top >> of mast seems optimal, but unsure of space and interference??? What and >> where are you mounting something and getting best reception?? >> >> *Chuck Saur* >> Morning Sky >> C&C 35-3 >> Straits area...
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