Can I fix a better Ariel to my Dab radio, it came with that silly plastic wire,?

Question

and it will not pick up some of the stations displayed some not at all others a bit bitty, I live only 1 1/Miles from the main broadcasting Ariel, and there is only one building preventing me from seeing it, the radio is in the Bedroom facing this Ariel, I have moved it around no difference.

Having said that a lot of the stations are perfect.

What Ariel would be best and could it do any damage by being to powerfully

Answer 1

You could try a DAB Log Periodic 6 Element Aerial which is an external Ariel available from maplins

Answer 2

If you are VERY close to the broadcast aerial, it could be overloading your receiver.  The last thing you'd need is an antenna to make it even stronger.  Directional antennas do have the advantage of eliminating multipath interference but if the signal is too strong you'll just overload the front end.  I'd suggest a directional antenna with an attenuator inline with the coax.  Other than that, try receiving without any antenna at all.  Since you're so close, this may reduce the signal enough to where you get better reception.  As long as you don't need to receive any signals from stations further away, that could work for you.  A mate of mine lives close enough to the mast that the guy wires holding it up is about 4 blocks away.  I had to open his clock radio up and cut short the internal antenna to allow reception of any station other than the one right next to his house.  It was just completely overloaded.

Answer 3

Stick an old wire coat hanger in it!