active car aerial - Better reception with less noise

4-24 — elektor april 1980 active car aerial Better reception with less noise Aerial amplifiers are often used for domestic receivers — in some cases, even, where they do more harm than good. In cars they are not nearly as common, surpri- singly, since that is one place where they can often be extremely useful! The few aerial amplifiers installed in cars are usually the standard commercial type: "wide-band", they say, but not much good for VHF-FM. This "car issue" seems the ideal place to present our ideas on the subject. With a proven circuit, of course: an aerial amplifier that can be switched for AM or FM reception. Improved performance on all wavelengths — that"s what an aerial amplifier should provide! Whether or not to install an aerial amplifier is always a difficult choice. It is often doubtful whether the reception quality will improve suf- ficiently to justify the expense. A poor receiver in a fringe reception area is virtually a lost cause — aerial amplifiers don...