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Can I use a house rooftop antenna for a car stereo?
I have my old car deck mounted under my desk to run computer speakers, however the spare car antenna int he corner leaves a lot to be desired for FM reception. I have a large tv/fm antenna on the roof of the house, I was wondering if those can be hooked to each other?
More specifically - What's the impedance of a standard car antenna? I assume the rooftop one is 75ohms. Will I need a balun or anything else to do this?
Yes. The outside antenna should pick up better then one inside. Add a splitter to the 75 ohm cable. You then run a 75 ohm cable from the splitter to your radio. You will have to add a car radio plug in to the end of the cable, so it will plug into your radio. If you can't find a plug, then you can take 5 or 6 inch's of the plug in wire off a junk car. Peel the insulation back to expose the center wire and the outer grounding sheath. Connect the two inner wires together, and connect the two outer sheaths together. Do not let the inner and outer touch each other or your reception will suffer. Insulate, wrap with tape, and you should be done. In the old days, people would use a straightened coat hanger to replace a broken antenna on a car, until they could buy one. Make sure your outside antenna is grounded, or else electricity could come in through the wire (during a lighting storm) and damage your radio. I hope this helps.
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x16 Large Balun Ferrite Rods 10x200mm US $37.95
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Large balun ferrite rods 10x200 mm Lot of 16 US $35.95
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Large balun ferrite rods 8x140 mm Lot of 20 US $26.95
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Large Balun Ferrite Rods 8x140mm Lot of 20 US $26.95
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5 x FAIR RITE 2631101902 LARGE FERRITE TOROID CHOKE BALUN OCF DIPOLE EMC US $22.59
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x8 Large Balun Ferrite Rods 10x200mm US $19.95
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