i have a homemade FM transmitter consisting of a belkin tunecast II with the attenuator bypassed, connected to two signal amplifiers, connected to two antennas, mounted about 30 feet up in the air.
the signal seems to work fine for a pretty good distance if i go in one direction away from the transmitter, but if i go in the opposite direction, the signal still goes pretty far, but it goes in and out every couple feet. there's basically nothing in the way that would be blocking the waves.
the two antennas are only one foot apart from each other. would this be causing the problem? and if so, how far apart would the antennas need to be for it to work properly?
i'm also unsure if using two amps and two antennas is even the way to go with this project. i'm hoping that it will yield a better reception area than with just one antenna, but does anyone know if i could just connect the amplifiers together in some way instead?
the signal seems to work fine for a pretty good distance if i go in one direction away from the transmitter, but if i go in the opposite direction, the signal still goes pretty far, but it goes in and out every couple feet. there's basically nothing in the way that would be blocking the waves.
the two antennas are only one foot apart from each other. would this be causing the problem? and if so, how far apart would the antennas need to be for it to work properly?
i'm also unsure if using two amps and two antennas is even the way to go with this project. i'm hoping that it will yield a better reception area than with just one antenna, but does anyone know if i could just connect the amplifiers together in some way instead?