reception on an antenna-less Yamaha R90 receiver

[B. Burke]

Hello. I just purchased a used Yamaha R90 receiver used, that doesn't have an fm or am antenna. My question is, should I be able to pick up any stations at all in this current state? Thank you.

 

[audiotemp]

No.

A length of wire should suffice if there are strong stations in your area. Search for DIY FM attennas.

 

[loudnoises]

It depends on the station, and the tuner.

Where i am, i can reliably pick up 2 strong stations with no antenna attached on all but one tuner i've tried. But thats a horrible way to test a tuner.

Simple dipole - take a length of speaker wire (6-8') and separate 28 1/2" of the two wires on one end. hook the other end to your antenna inputs. mount it up like a T and voila. Nice 300ohm cable works better, but standard 18ga speaker wire works just fine, and will give you a much better idea of what that tuner can do.

 

[B. Burke]

No.

A length of wire should suffice if there are strong stations in your area. Search for DIY FM attennas.

Thanks.

 

[B. Burke]

It depends on the station, and the tuner.

Where i am, i can reliably pick up 2 strong stations with no antenna attached on all but one tuner i've tried. But thats a horrible way to test a tuner.

Simple dipole - take a length of speaker wire (6-8') and separate 28 1/2" of the two wires on one end. hook the other end to your antenna inputs. mount it up like a T and voila. Nice 300ohm cable works better, but standard 18ga speaker wire works just fine, and will give you a much better idea of what that tuner can do.

Thank you!