Antennas
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FM
antennas
FM
broadcasts
give you
excellent
sound
quality,
but in
order
to enjoy this
quality,
you
must
catch
the radio waves properly.
Therefore, we recommend
that you
select an antenna
appropriate for your area.
T-shaped
FM
antenna
The
standard
accessory
T -shaped
FM
antenna is
a
simple one. Extend the
ends and move it around
to
find
the
best
location,
or
attach
it
to a wall, for
example.
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Unless
the
radio
waves
are
strong
enough,
the
antenna
can't
deliver
the
full
body
of the music, or
let
the
Akai
Tuner
show its full capability.
Multi-element FM
outdoor antenna
Chose
the number of ele-
ments
according
to how
far
you are from the radio
station.
The greater the
number of
elements, the
more
signals your anten-
na
will receive and this
in
turn
will improve directivi-
ty
and
lessen
multipath
distortion.
Where to install
the antenna
Keep
the
following
in
mind
when you install the
antenna.
• Make sure that the an-
tenna
is
not
in
the
shadow
of
a
building
and
is
away from car
traffic and high
voltage
wires .
• Tune in a station and
move
the
antenna
around until you obtain
the best reception.
T-shaped
Multi-element
Multipath
distortion
Multipath
distortion
occurs when radio waves
reaching
the
antenna
directly and indirectly (re-
flected
off
buildings,
mountains, etc.) from the
FM
station interfere with
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each
other.
This
can
result
in
noise and inade-
quate
channel separation.
AM loop antennas
This
Akai
tuner
is
equipped with
an
AM
loop
antenna. Attach
this
an-
tenna
to a wall or to the
rear
panel
of
the
audio
rack.
If
good
reception
cannot
be
obtained,
attach a
wire
antenna
of
more
then
5 m
to
the
LOOP
ANT
terminal along
with the
AM
loop antenna.
Grounding
You can
tune
in stations
without grounding, but by
grounding you can effec-
tively reduce noise such
as humming.
Also, when
you use
an
outdoor anten-
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na, it helps to prevent
an
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electric
shock. Connect
one
end
of
the
ground
wire to one of the ground
terminals
(lh)
and the
other
end
to
a
deeply
buried
underground bar
(must
be made of lead).
Do not
connect
to a gas
line, etc. If you live
in
an
apartment that is equip-
ped with a community an-
tenna
terminal, grounding
is not necessary.
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