Radio for carpark

trepasers

not sure if this is the correct section...

I am working in a car park and have been asked to get a radio.
The current radio we have is very fuzzy when on even though we have a wire running outside connected to the aerial. Has anyone any ideas to solve this ??

any help appreciated

phelixoflaherty

trepasers

phelixoflaherty wrote: »

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Yakuza

Do you have access to the internet in there? Perhaps you could get an internet-enabled radio (over wifi or a wired connection) that could connect to an internet stream, rather than a traditional broadcast might be an option?

trepasers

yes I have my own laptop and dongle that everyone in the office uses...I always get the channels online however one of the employees doesn't have a laptop and the only thing he has is the fuzzy radio

Could you get a radio that you could plug a dongle into ?

The Muppet

Ideally you would need a radio with an aerial connector on it, then put your aeriel outside and run acoaxiel cable from it to your radio. The solution is to get your aeriel outside . QED

trepasers

someone that was here did a rough job and ran a coaxial outside but there's nothing on the end of it...is there aerials you can get for radios ??

BrianD

What sort of car park is it? If it's concrete multi-story then you will have difficulty in getting decent FM reception. Also see if you can switch to 'mono'.

You'll also need an IMRO licence.

The Muppet

trepasers wrote: »

someone that was here did a rough job and ran a coaxial outside but there's nothing on the end of it...is there aerials you can get for radios ??

An Aerial on the end of it would definitely be an idea, it would be pretty simple to make up an effective aerial . two pieces of coat hanger or copper tubing even better, each a couple of feet long , one attached to the center core of the coax and the other to the shield ensuring they don't short will work fine for you,

BrianD wrote: »

You'll also need an IMRO licence.

:rolleyes: Not for an aerial he won't,;)

BrianD

The Muppet wrote: »

An Aerial on the end of it would definitely be an idea, it would be pretty simple to make up an effective aerial . two pieces of coat hanger or copper tubing even better, each a couple of feet long , one attached to the center core of the coax and the other to the shield ensuring they don't short will work fine for you,

Go into Peats or Maplins and pick up an FM aerial and get it mounted. Coathanger might do the job but would be unreliable.

:rolleyes: Not for an aerial he won't,;)

Not for the aerial but as soon as the radio is switched on in the workplace a license is required. How will Bono put food on the table otherwise?

Technocentral

BrianD wrote: »

What sort of car park is it? If it's concrete multi-story then you will have difficulty in getting decent FM reception. Also see if you can switch to 'mono'.

You'll also need an IMRO licence.

Your jesting I presume , I worked in loads of places with radios that were switched on everyone now and again, nobody purchased licenses.

BrianD

Technocentral wrote: »

Your jesting I presume , I worked in loads of places with radios that were switched on everyone now and again, nobody purchased licenses.

Holding a license is a legal requirement in any business or workplace in Ireland which uses IMRO controlled copyright music. This includes playing a radio or TV in a workplace even if only employees and not the public can hear it.

The penalty on conviction is a maximum fine of €127,000 and/or imprisonment for up to five years!!

The Muppet

BrianD wrote: »

Go into Peats or Maplins and pick up an FM aerial and get it mounted. Coathanger might do the job but would be unreliable.

Thats the problem with the youth of today , no inventive spirit, there's nothing unreliable about the wire coat hanger dipole once constructed properly.;)

BrianD wrote: »

Not for the aerial but as soon as the radio is switched on in the workplace a license is required.

Ahh Okie Doikie, I was wondering what relevance the IMRO licence had to the topic of this thread ie. how to improve reception on an indoor radio.

BrianD wrote: »

How will Bono put food on the table otherwise?

We can all only hope that poor Bono was on of the guys in the know and was smart enough to sell his facebook shares in the first few hours of their floatation, If so that should see him OK for cornflakes for a few years.:D

BrianD

The Muppet wrote: »

Thats the problem with the youth of today , no inventive spirit, there's nothing unreliable about the wire coat hanger dipole once constructed properly.;)

True - have used one before on a car radio!

Ahh Okie Doikie, I was wondering what relevance the IMRO licence had to the topic of this thread ie. how to improve reception on an indoor radio.

Worth while checking if one has a licence before one goes trying sort out ones aerials.

We can all only hope that poor Bono was on of the guys in the know and was smart enough to sell his facebook shares in the first few hours of their floatation, If so that should see him OK for cornflakes for a few years.:D

Even at todays price of $29 and falling I'd say he's made a few quid. Enough to buy a new radio anyway.

phelixoflaherty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caRHpkvoDr4

The Muppet

BrianD wrote: »

Worth while checking if one has a licence before one goes trying sort out ones aerials.

The Pirate in me would disagree.:D

Red Alert

Would they pay for a streaming box like Almotech?

Alternatively a cheap (or unused!) laptop with iTunes Radio on it - job done.

Antenna

Brian D, are Saorview now asking their registered installers to check if a valid TV Licence can be produced at premises they may be doing installations at?? I don't think so.

BrianD

Antenna wrote: »

Brian D, are Saorview now asking their registered installers to check if a valid TV Licence can be produced at premises they may be doing installations at?? I don't think so.

I doubt if they do and I'm not sure of the point that you are trying to make. It's not their responsibility to check for licences - there's an inspectorate for that. It's the responsibility of the viewer to have a licence. It's also the responsibility of the employer to have an IMRO licence if copyright music is played in the workplace. I was merely pointing that out.