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Other Antenna Options
TheFMantennasandtheAMantennaprovidedwiththe
SoundWorksRadio820HDwillworkwellinmostlocations
thatgetadequateFMandAMreceptiononconventional
radioreceivers.ButtheremayanFMorAMstationof
interestwherereceptionismarginal.Toimproverecep-
tioninmarginalcases,re-positioningtheantennaorusing
alargerantenna(orboth)aretheonlyreliablewaysof
improvingreception.
Inthissection,somesuggestionsforimproved,user-sup-
pliedFMandAMantennasaremade.
Screw On “F” plug on the end
of an antenna cable and a
Screw On to Push On adapter.
Screw On to Push On
adapter installed.
A Note About Connecting A User-Supplied FM Antenna
TheSoundWorksRadioFMantennainputisan“F”connector
socket.Foreasyconnection,anusersuppliedFMantennaor
coaxcableshouldhaveapush-on“F”connectorplug.Most
retailFMandTVantennaproductscomewithascrew-on“F”
connectorplug.Touseoneoftheseproducts,obtaina“screw-
on to push-on” adapterplugforan“F”connectorThispartis
availableatmanyRadioShackandWalmartretailstores.
Partnumbersforthisadapter:
RadioShack
278-218
and
278-291
PhilipsUSA
PH61026
RCA
VH68
Someantennasorcoaxcableswillhaveascrew-on“F”con-
nectorplugthatissmallenoughtoslipthroughtheplastic
antennawrenchsuppliedwiththeSoundWorksRadio820HD.
Inthiscase,usethewrenchtoattachtheantenna.