Make Your Own Outdoor Am Antenna

If you want to build your own antenna to tune into frequencies better all you need are a few tools and supplies.

Make your own outdoor am antenna.

Strip wire ends and connect to the am terminals on the back of the radio unless you used my changed design in 4 above. Video walk through with directions for an easy to build am fm antenna. Step 1 nail together a cross shaped support frame that measures 17 inches by 17 inches using two 1x inch pieces of wood. In some cases this may mean threading your antenna along the top of a wall or even running it outside.

If the resulting antenna leads aren t long enough extend them using the pieces of wire you cut off in step 4 all twisted so they have approximately 2 turns per inch. Be sure to hammer a small nail at the end of each piece which will later be used for wire. Make sure your smaller loop does not touch or short out to the antenna. Ideally you ll place your antenna as high up and as close to the nearest station as possible.

It amplifies all weak am signals so a powerful local station might be heard over your entire am radio dial. This smaller loop is placed in the center or near the antenna. Build your own digital tv antenna cable bills busting the budget. A dynamite antenna for an am radio.

A simple antenna design i found on the internet once you find the right spot you will. A signal is then inductively coupled onto the smaller loop and runs to the back of your radio. Or depending on the location you could hang the antenna from a ceiling. This is an example of what i am talking.

100 or more of any type of insulated wire you can easily work with. Build a base for your antenna out of wood plastic pipe or other insulating material. Tv antennas require multiple extensions or ears to transmit channels to your television while fm radio antennas only require 2 ears to maximize the frequency. With the advent.

This diy am antenna is best used outdoors but you can make it work inside by somehow re routing the wires. You may have to move the fm receiver in order to make this possible. The idea is that the size of the antenna acts as a long wire antenna but the loop acts as a local noise eliminator. To increase the radio s am frequency try building your own am antenna at home.

Here is what you need. You may be missing out on free tv. You may have to experiment with your own radio to find what works best.