RG-6 cable. The antenna came with a length of cable (RG-6) but it was about 15 feet too short so I had to make a longer one.

The receiver I have has only 1 lead for antenna and 1 ground, I hooked the coax direct and with a filter tieing both together and made NO difference.

Im thinking the new antenna is making the receiver stoned and not able to comprehend a good antenna.

You are probably onto something with a transformer and my receiver only having 1 antenna lead. Maybe it's just too old but it sounds freaking awesome with the current setup....maybe its just the combination of amp and speakers.

Just too weird how it "compresses" the dial into a smaller range. Its all there just compact now...lol

Quote Originally Posted by ryan roopnarine
what is the ohm-age of the cable that you are doing this with (colloquially, rg-58, rg-59, rg-6). did the antenna you bought have a balun or transformer to convert from twinlead to coax? having done far too much of this mess between the ages of 10 and 14, it sounds like it is a receiver problem, not a decoupling or antenna problem.