I am getting to close up my walls after a basement remodel. Before I do, I
was wondering if there was a way to fashion an FM antenna, such as coax or
something like that snaking up the wall, that might give me a bit of FM
reception in the basement.

Thanks.

"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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I am getting to close up my walls after a basement remodel. Before I do,
I
was wondering if there was a way to fashion an FM antenna, such as coax or
something like that snaking up the wall, that might give me a bit of FM
reception in the basement.

Thanks.

For those who don't get the joke, Buck Turgidson was the crazy Air Force
officer in "Dr. Strangelove" played by Sterling Hayden.

On Dec 2, 3:35 pm, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:
For those who don't get the joke, Buck Turgidson was the crazy Air Force
officer in "Dr. Strangelove" played by Sterling Hayden.

Wrong. The character was played by George C. Scott.

"bw" wrote in message
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On Dec 2, 3:35 pm, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:
For those who don't get the joke, Buck Turgidson was the crazy Air Force
officer in "Dr. Strangelove" played by Sterling Hayden.

Wrong. The character was played by George C. Scott.

Yes, and it wasn't Turgidson that was (all that) crazy - it was Gen Jack D.
Ripper.

Mark Z.

"bw" wrote in message
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On Dec 2, 3:35 pm, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:
For those who don't get the joke, Buck Turgidson was the crazy Air Force
officer in "Dr. Strangelove" played by Sterling Hayden.

Wrong. The character was played by George C. Scott.

Right. Thanks for the correction.

"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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I am getting to close up my walls after a basement remodel. Before I do, I
was wondering if there was a way to fashion an FM antenna, such as coax or
something like that snaking up the wall, that might give me a bit of FM
reception in the basement.

Before you close up the walls, you can hack together a quick antenna to see
if it is worth the effort. The most popular FM antenna was once the "folded
dipole" made from twin-transmission line ... that was back when balanced 300
ohm antenna inputs were common. With coax inputs, an ordinary wire dipole
antenna is a good choice.

Orient the antenna for the best reception for the weakest station of
interest.

Google for "dipole antenna" to determine how long to make the antenna.