Show me a pictorial diagram of a dipole antenna connected to a stereo reciever

Sirius is a satellite biased service , so it uses a satellite antenna , local stations how ever don't use that antenna and use a dipole antenna , are both type antenna's connected to your radio , lots of installers don't bother to connect local antenna to new radio installs , im mean you got Sirius why'd you want local stuff anyway is there thinking

What you need can be as simple as a "dipole antenna", or as complex as an FM antenna on your roof. A dipole antenna looks rather like the letter T, with the top part of the T about 3' wide, and the base part long enough to reach your set. Make it out of lampcord, extension cord, etc. The connection looks like this:
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the vertical bars are connections on the ends of the "T", and the base connects so it all makes a loop. The size isn't really critical.

You can buy one for under $10

http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/downloads/manuals/DA160.pdf

Have fun! :)

Hello,
You can use some speaker wire. and pull it apart until each leg is 2 1/2' long and then connect it to the balanced antenna input. Or you can run that 2 1/2' (each leg) of wire to the the coax connecting one side to the shield and one side to the center core of a 75 Ohm coax and then run the coax to the FM input on your reciever. The (two) [2 1/2'] legs create a dipole and the coax prevents high SWR and improves recieve. Remember it will work best the higher you get it.
Regards,Tony

External FM antennas can be had for as little as $7 for the a simple dipole version (looks like a "T") to a highly directional outdoor type for over $150 at your local Radio Shack below:

http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kw=fm&f=Taxonomy/RSK/2032189&categoryId=2032189&kwCatId=2032057&fbc=1&filterName=Category&fbn=Taxonomy/Antennas

The simple $7 dipole is a "twin lead" 300 ohm type that many home stereos shipped with because they are inexpensive, take up little room in the box and work surprisingly well for all but the very distant of stations. These antennas are also found for sale in many department and some hardware stores too. Your stereo may not offer twin lead or 300 ohm hook ups (2 terminal screws near the ANT label) but only a 75 ohm connection (like your cable tv connections), in which case, you'll need an inexpensive 300 to 75 (terminal to cable) ohm balun (or matching transformer) like this one below:

http://www.amazon.com/Parts-Express-Push-On-Balun/dp/B0002ZPIOQ

or to go the other way - from 75 to 300 (cable to terminal) ohm balun like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/75-300-Ohm-Matching-Transformer/dp/B0002ZPIOG/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_c

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did you hook up the power antenna or amp. turn On wire? make sure you should ha a wire that is to power an antenna and this is the wire that has 12 volts as soon you turn On your stereo and send 12 volts to your amp. but if you don't connect this wire, the amp will never turns On

If this is a home stereo receiver, there is an FM antenna connection on the back of the receiver. This will accept a dipole antenna -- about 6 feet of twin axial wire which branches to about a 4 foot T.

The AM antenna is usually inside the receiver, sometimes with a connection on the back of the receiver for an optional AM antenna -- these are usually a plastic loop/rectangle around which a lot of fine wire is wrapped. It has leads which connect to the AM terminals.

Surely you've checked connections, etc.----could balun have gone bad? Also are you using an external tuner? Lots of MFJ tuners will "screw up" once in a while. Open it up and inspect it

http://inform3.kenwoodusa.com/manuals/KDCX590.pdf

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